Recent work in the history of the sciences of man suggests that evolution's impact has been more pervasive in American culture since 1900 than it was before. Discusses the new evolutionists who succeeded the Social Darwinists after 1900 and their contributions to American culture. (Author/RK)

The author argues that by ignoring evolutionary considerations, the intelligence testing movement has precluded continued development, and in order to regain momentum it must engage in theoretical and empirical research to accommodate those considerations. (MB)

Argues that the sociobiological argument (i.e., that suicide is associated with reduced reproductive potential) seems to have little explanatory value and to misrepresent the variability in cross-cultural patterning of suicidal behavior. Proposes a biocultural theory of suicide which addresses both the specific situational stressors and the…

During the Scopes "Monkey Trial" of 1925, scientists presented scientific knowledge and religious belief as different but complementary. At the McLean "Creation Science" trial of 1981-82, the boundary between science and religion excluded creation scientists from the profession. Such ideological flexibility has contributed to…

This critique of John Langton's behavioral evolutionist account of the development of bureaucracy in the 18th Century British pottery industry contends that the evolutionary explanation rests on unexamined functionalist assumptions which overlook social costs and the mediating effects of the class structure and the profit motive. (TE)

Langton responds to Perrow's critique of his behavioral evolutionism by addressing four broad issues: the relationship between organizational evolution and environmental structure; the role of human creativity in organizational evolution; the relationship between social power and bureaucratization; and the relationship between organizational…

Describes paleontological studies of trace fossils (the impressions that record the animal's activity) such as dinosaur footprints. Discusses the importance of findings to our knowledge of dinosaur social behavior and community structure. Also tracts evolution of behavior from the Upper Triassic through the Upper Cretaceous, building evidence of…

The struggle for academic freedom in nineteenth century Ontario was closely bound to the acceptance of evolutionary theory. A history is given of the impact of Darwin's theories on the evolution of academic freedom in Canadian universities. (CJB)

Presents pro and con comments with regards to 1975 APA presidential address under the heading of genetic basis of behavior--especially of altruism. Other comments are subsumed under the heading of biological versus social evolution, and the value of tradition. (Author/AM)

Human nature had traditionally been the realm of novelists, philosophers, and theologicians, but has recently been studied by cognitive science, neuroscience, research on babies and on animals, anthropology, and evolutionary psychology. In this paper I will show--by surveying relevant research and by analyzing some mathematical "case studies"--how…

A curriculum map for a year-long, fifth-grade, multidisciplinary project takes a performance view of understanding from Harvard University Project Zero's Research Center. Throughout the project and in each assessment of understanding, learners show what they know about human evolution. This guide to deep disciplinary understanding of the big idea…

Whether poor knowledge of evolution among Singapore students might be linked to low levels of content knowledge about evolution among junior high school and senior high school teachers was studied. A teacher questionnaire on biological evolution was developed. Twelve teachers from Singapore junior college (JC) schools and 42 from the lower…

The article points out the growing attempts by creationists to have special creation presented with evolution in any educational discussion of the origin of life. The evolution theory is shown to be consistent with known scientific facts while the theory of special creation does not adequately account for these facts. (LS)

The author points out that two models of creation and evolution designed to explain life forms are equally competent and one is not less scientific than the other. Both of the models should be included in school curriculum. (PS)

Traces the history of life on earth from the Cambrian period to present. Stresses the importance of inter-dependence of individual and species and the dependence of life upon non-life. Discusses the speed at which man has altered nature's balance and the question of how an ecological balance is to be maintained. (LK)