Evolution education in the American South : culture, politics, and resources in and around Alabama / Christopher D. Lynn, Amanda L. Glaze, William A. Evans, Laura K. Reed, editors.
Publisher:
Palgrave Macmillan,
Copyright Date:
2017
Description:
xxiii, 333 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
"This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature"--Title page verso. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Part I. Infused by place : evolution in (and around) Alabama. Darwinism in the American South / Ronald L. Numbers and Lester D. Stephens ; Race and evolution in antebellum Alabama : the polygenist prehistory we'd rather ignore / Erik L. Peterson ; "The Cadillac of disclaimers" : twenty years of official antievolutionism in Alabama / Glenn Branch ; Deconstructing the Alabama disclaimer with students : a powerful lesson in evolution, politics, and persuasion / Patricia H. Hawley and Rachael K. Phillips -- Part II. Culture and evolution education in the US South. Bridging the gaps : evolution and pre-service science teachers / Amanda L. Glaze ; Evolution acceptance among undergraduates in the South / Caitlin Schrein ; Using nature of science to mitigate tension in teaching evolution / Ian Binns and Mark Bloom ; Sharing news and views about evolution in social media / William Evans -- Part III. Perspectives and resources from the natural sciences. Resources for teaching biological evolution in the deep South / Laura K. Reed ; Teaching Louisiana students about evolution by comparing the anatomy of fishes and humans / Prosanta Chakrabarty ; Teaching evolution using live animals and inquiry-based, self-guided kits / E. Dale Broder and Emily A. Kane ; Trace fossils of Alabama : life in the coal age / Ronald J. Buta -- Part IV. Perspectives and resources from the social sciences. What can the Alabama Mississippians teach us about human evolution and behavior? / Paul M. Bingham, Joanne Souza, and John H. Blitz ; Tattooing commitment, quality, and football in southeastern North America / Christopher D. Lynn and Cassandra A. Medeiros -- Afterword / Christopher D. Lynn.
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