| Influences of a Liberal Science Class on Human Nature Based on the Evolutionary Scientific World View of the Sexual Identity of College Students |
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Chu Og Shin, Soo Chul Chang |
| 진화과학에 근거한 인간본성의 탐구로 구성된 교양과학수업이 통합적 세계관과 성정체감에 미치는 영향 |
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신주옥, 장수철 |
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| Abstract |
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The purpose of this study is to inquire as to whether or not a liberal science class on human nature based on evolutionary science can be used as part of education materials for a world view that integrates the natural and social sciences and sexual identity and for college students. To investigate this, the types of sexual identity and the acceptance of the evolutionary scientific world view by students participating in the class according to their sex, age, course, and religion were investigated before/after attending the class.
The androgynous and masculine types of sexual identity were dominant in the male students. However, the undifferentiated and feminine types of sexual identity were dominant in the female students. After the students attended the class, the ratio of the androgynous type of sexual identity among them increased. Among the older male students, the ratio of the androgynous type of sexual identity increased and the ratio of the masculine type of sexual identity decreased. However, the changes in the sexual identity of the female students were not associated with age. The distribution of sexual identity of the male students who were majoring in the humanities/social sciences differed from that the male students who were majoring in natural/health sciences. Regardless of their major, the distribution of sexual identity of the female students was same. Still regardless of the students’ majors, the ratio of the androgynous type of sexual identity increased after the class. The distribution of sexual identity of the Atheist differed from that of the Christian students. After the class, the ratios of the Christian and Atheist androgynous types of sexual identity increased.
The acceptance of the evolutionary scientific world view by the male students was greater than by the female students. The acceptance of the evolutionary scientific world view increased significantly in all the students after the class. The students who were majoring in natural/health sciences accepted the evolutionary scientific world view more than the students who were majoring in the humanities/social sciences. The Christians were more resistant to accepting the evolutionary scientific world view.
In conclusion, the class featured in this study had positive effects on the formation of a world view that integrates natural and social sciences and sexual identity. Therefore, we found the liberal science class featured in this study appropriate as an educational vehicle for a world view that integrates natural and social sciences and sexual identity. |
| Key Words:
liberal science, evolutionary science, world view that integrates natural and social sciences, human nature, sexual identity, androgyny |
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