This study examined three issues in adult moral development: (a) the relationship between cognitive and moral development; (b) the relationship between social experiences and rate of moral development; and (c) sex differences in moral orientations. Participants were university employees and their spouses. These 62 adults completed a questionnaire regarding social experiences in various areas of their lives. Later they were interviewed to determine their stages of cognitive and moral development and their moral orientation. The results indicated that cognitive development is a necessary but not sufficient condition for moral development. The social experiences that best predicted moral maturity were level of education and extent of joint household decision-making. Little support was found for the notion of sex-related orientations to morality