““Civil Identity”Civil Identity”
Social PsychologySelf and Identity
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““Civil Identity”Civil Identity”
* ‘Civil identity’ is a Sociology 101 term - describing a collective of features (may be identified by a national government) concerning an individual’s present ethnicity, political party membership, race and color, religious membership, disability/ handicap, age group/ generation, (proper) sexual orientation and marital status.1
- Sociology: 101- Sociology: 101
Biopsychosociocultural ModelBiopsychosociocultural Model
Biologic
““Civil Identity”Civil Identity”
Psychologic Social Culture
Sex
Disability
Color
Race
Disability Religion Ethnicity
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Color FOOTNOTEFOOTNOTE:: To a lesser or greater degree of mental disability always coexists with any physical disability and so it is therefore that with a mental disability, a physical disability or a biochemical imbalance is
coexistent-affecting/or effecting an individual’s ‘civil identity.’
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Marital Status
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““Civil identity”Civil identity”* Ethnicity: American of Soviet Union heritage.* Political Party: Libertarian Party* Race: Semitic* Color: Medium complexion* Religion: Judeo-Christian* Disability: None Known* Gender: Male & Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual* Marital Status: SingleCouples who share the same (or very similar) ‘Civil
identities’, identify with one another’s beliefs, bond in marriage, living in a multi-cultural society are considered ‘equallyoked’.
- Social Psychology: Self & Identity: Civil Identity
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““Civil Identity”Civil Identity”
Social PsychologySelf and Identity