ICPS
2021 APS Virtual Convention · 2021
Violating the Norm: Religiosity and Moral Foundation Preferences in COVID-19 Memes
- Darian Dik
University of California Riverside - Idalis Rivera-Ramirez
University of California, Riverside - Meiyu Huang
University of California, Riverside - Sarah Knapp
University of California, Riverside - Kate Sweeny
University of California, Riverside
Abstract
In the examination of religiosity and moral foundations within COVID-19 memes, analysis found that memes depicting violations of sanctity and loyalty were positively correlated with religiosity. These findings suggest that religious people may connect most to memes that depict themes relevant to many religious sects, namely purity and in-group altruism.
Religion
