Open AccessBeliefs of Moroccans Facing the COVID-19
Author(s) -
A. Chaara,
F. Laboudi,
S. Belbachir,
A. Ouanass
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
sas journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2454-5112
DOI - 10.36347/sasjm.2021.v07i05.003
Subject(s) - pandemic , irrationality , irrational number , denial , politics , covid-19 , epistemology , criminology , perception , psychology , sociology , positive economics , political science , social psychology , rationality , law , medicine , psychoanalysis , philosophy , economics , geometry , mathematics , disease , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Despite all the information available on the severity of the virus, there are still people in denial and finding irrational descriptions to explain the Covid 19 pandemic. Indeed, from the start of first pandemics, men considered that it was inexplicable by medicine and only found its origin in the wrath of God, a belief that is still present today. Over the centuries, the perception of pandemics has gone through several stages. From the twentieth century, the conspiracy theory appears. The era of scientific thought and submission to a purely rational theory still clashes with other theories, even today. Any new epidemic brings its share of false beliefs, misconceptions and conspiracy theories. These push communities into hostile behavior that can put their own lives at risk. As for the coronavirus pandemic, it has sparked several interpretations in different cultures, all coming together in irrationality and without scientific basis. Through this work, we will describe and analyze the beliefs of Moroccans facing this pandemic, according to the most widespread theories trying to explain it, in particular scientific, religious, conspiracy and political theory, in order to find a link between these beliefs and different socio-demographic parameters.