APS

31st APS Annual Convention · 2019

A Worldview Measure Delineating Nonreligious Groups

Washington, DC · May 2019

Poster · Social

  • Jordan Reuter
    University of Nevada, Reno
  • Colleen Murray
    University of Nevada, Reno

Abstract

Scientists often group religiously unaffiliated people together, overlooking meaningful similarities and differences between them. We examine a new worldview measure which delineates various nonreligious groups. Worldview item responses are compared to self-reported identities. Results identify similarities and differences between religiously unaffiliated people in self-categorization, identity, and perception of the world.

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