TY - BOOK AU - Scott,Eugenie Carol AU - Eldredg,Niles . AU - Jones,John E.III TI - Evolution vs. creationism: an introduction SN - 9780520261877 U1 - 575 PY - 2009/// CY - California PB - University of California Press KW - Evolución KW - Crítica e interpretación KW - Evolución humana KW - Teorías KW - Sociobiología KW - Seres humanos KW - Origen N1 - Incluye índice; Incluye referencias bibliográficas; PART I: Science, Evolution, Religion, and Creationism. PART II: A History of the Creationism/Evolution Controversy. PART III: Selections from the Literature. References for further exploration. name index. subject index N2 - More than eighty years after the Scopes trial, the debate over teaching evolution continues in spite of the emptiness of the creationist positions. This accessible resource, now completely revised and updated, provides an essential introduction to the ongoing dispute's many facets - the scientific evidence for evolution, the legal and educational basis for its teaching, and the various religious points of view - as well as a concise history of the evolution-creationism controversy. This second edition also contains a discussion of the legal history, updated to include the seminal case of Kitzmiller v. Dover as well as a new chapter on public opinion and media coverage ER -