The Stagnancy of Family Studies in Modern Academia: Resistances Toward the Integration of Evolutionary Theory |
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Authors: | Ashley C King Tomas Cabeza de Baca |
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Institution: | (1) University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA |
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Abstract: | The theory of natural selection has been vital in unifying the biological sciences and their research with a single testable
metatheory. Despite a plethora of research supporting natural selection, teaching the theory of evolution remains controversial
in high schools and higher education (Wilson et al. 2009; Scott 1997). In this article, we sample the attitudes toward evolution of 170 faculty and graduate and undergraduate students in family
studies and human development programs from across the United States to determine whether resistances toward evolution remain
and to describe the correlates of these resistances. Results reveal that an individual’s prosocial meliorist attitudes, religious
ideation, and his or her reported interest in and knowledge of evolution all uniquely contribute to whether they report evolutionary
theory as being applicable to their area of research interests. We discuss the relevance of including evolutionary theory
within family studies and human development research programs and make suggestions for how to implement an evolutionary studies
program (Wilson et al. 2009). |
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