Effect of Academic Degree and Discipline on Religious Beliefs and Evolution Acceptance: Survey at a Chilean University

Marín, César; D’Elı́a, Guillermo

doi:10.1111/zygo.12258

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“…The relationship between religiosity and educational achievement across races creates potential for value clash. Marín and D’Elía (2016) found nonreligiosity was positively correlated with advanced educational attainment, though, for marginalized social groups (e.g., racial minorities), religiosity improves education outcomes (Lee, Puig, & Clark, 2007). Religious Blacks become more concentrated in the upper echelons of academia, even as ever greater proportions of their non-Black colleagues are nonreligious.…”

Section: Black Academics and The Culture Of The Criminology And Criminal Justice Academymentioning

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2017

Race and Justice

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Studies bear out that African Americans are drastically underrepresented in criminology and criminal justice doctoral programs and that, once admitted, they have lower-than-average rates of completion. On average, throughout their careers, African Americans are less likely to secure positions in the most prestigious programs; publish in the most highly regarded journals; or receive tenure, promotion, and compensation commensurate with their European American colleagues. One explanation is that the academy espouses ideals that disadvantage those from a Black cultural background. Through auto-ethnographic narratives, this article explores the ways in which criminology and criminal justice have adopted and reinforced a professional culture that may be incongruent with that of most Black academics. Borrowing from the tenets of critical race theory, we examine the ways in which the field imposes criteria for success counter to the cultural orientation of many African Americans. Finally, we argue the need for field-wide self-assessment and proactive measures to increase receptiveness to, and inclusion of, scholars who bring broader methodological and cultural lenses to both the academic discipline and the practical administration of justice.

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Section: Black Academics and The Culture Of The Criminology And Criminal Justice Academymentioning

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“…Science itself is often depicted as a conduit of secularism, and secularists demonstrate a high level of faith in science Witham 1997, 1998;Leuba 1916). To support this claim, researchers have pointed to the low percentage of scientists and those with a science education who express belief in God (Larson and Witham 1998;Martin and D'Elia 2016). However, this body of work does not assume that religion and science are in conflict (e.g., Martin and D'Elia 2016), but rather that religion is largely absent from science or that it plays a marginal role at best.…”

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“…To support this claim, researchers have pointed to the low percentage of scientists and those with a science education who express belief in God (Larson and Witham 1998;Martin and D'Elia 2016). However, this body of work does not assume that religion and science are in conflict (e.g., Martin and D'Elia 2016), but rather that religion is largely absent from science or that it plays a marginal role at best. Although recent sociological research has been critical of the conflict perspective (Baker 2012;Ecklund 2010;Norris and Inglehart 2004), it remains common among the general public and vocal new atheists critical of religion (i.e., Dawkins 2006).…”

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Indian Scientists’ Definitions of Religion and Spirituality

2020

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Scientists are often assumed to be irreligious and little research has examined the role of religion and spirituality in their lives. Recent research shows that many scientists do articulate a commitment to the sacred and see religion and spirituality as influencing their work. However, we lack a basic understanding of how scientists define religion and spirituality, particularly outside of the Western world. We examine Indian Scientists’ definitions of religion and spirituality and their tie to scientists’ views on the relationship between religion and science. Drawing on 80 in-depth interviews with Indian scientists, we find that although science often operates as a global institution, national context influences definitions of religion and spirituality. Further, the views a scientist has about the relationship between religion and science are linked to their definition of religion. To understand and navigate the relationship between religion and science, we must study definitions of religion and spirituality, as well as the way they are shaped by national context.

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“…Marín and D'Elía (2016) presented a survey of 544 members of a southern liberal Chilean university, investigating whether their religious beliefs and acceptance of evolution were affected by the degree (first and last year bachelor degree students, graduate students, and faculty) and area (biology, chemistry, and physics) of academic formation. They found that nonreligiosity, as well as the acceptance of Darwinian evolution, increased with the possession of an advanced degree; this correlation was stronger for individuals who studied biology and physics than to those who studied chemistry (Marín and D'Elía 2016). The generality of the results presented by Marín and D'Elía (2016) can be strengthen by conducting two additional research steps: (1) resurveying with the same questions the then first year bachelor students at a time close to obtaining their degree––this exercise would allow to test if their beliefs changed over time; and (2) applying the same questions in another university with, among others, differences in socioeconomic, historical, and/or national backgrounds, as a way of testing the effect of these differences.…”

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Effects of Academic Degree and Discipline on Religious and Evolutionary Views in Chile and Colombia

Marín¹,

García-Merchán²,

Arbeláez-Moreno³

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Relationships between degree/area of academic formation and religious and Darwinian views are controversial. This study aimed to compare the religious beliefs and acceptance of Darwinian evolution between two contrasting South American scientific communities (Chile and Colombia), accounting for different degrees and areas of academic formation. In 2018, 115 last year bachelor students (surveyed as freshmen in 2014 for a previous study) from Chile, and 283 first/last year bachelor students, graduate students, and professors from Colombia, all belonging to biology, chemistry, or physics, were surveyed. Chilean students/faculty were significantly more agnostic/atheist, more accepting of Darwinian evolution, and less creationist than their Colombian counterparts. Academic degree and area differently affected these views in both countries, as only in Chile there was a clear tendency among biologists and physicists with higher degrees to hold less religious and creationist views. Marked differences between the history, socioeconomic contexts, and especially in high school and university curricula of both countries might explain these results.

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Effect of Academic Degree and Discipline on Religious Beliefs and Evolution Acceptance: Survey at a Chilean University

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