Tested – Tried – True “Civil Identity” Liberal Arts & Humanities Talk and Discussion

“CIVIL IDENTITY” Ancestry Ethnicity Sex R eligion Politics Source of Income Age Disability M arital Status FAMILIAL Status RACE Sexual (pleasure preference) Orientation Pregnancy Beliefs Creed * * * * color * *

“Civil Identity” * ‘Civil identity’ is a Social Psychology term - describing a collective of an individual’s 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 - Introduction to Social Psychology

Biopsychosociocultural Model Biologic “Civil Identity” PsychologicSocialCulture Sex Disability Color Race Disability ReligionEthnicity Belief/Creed Sex Race Color FOOTNOTE : FOOTNOTE : 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.’ Social Religion +sexual pleasure preferences PoliticalParty Marital Status Familial Status

“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: Single Couples 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 An Example: