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Measuring the de facto “Civil Identity”

related to ‘Equally Yoked’ Couples

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• …is a social phenomena that exists in all multicultural societies - peoples of the same de facto ‘Civil Identity' recognizing, identifying with, relating to, bonding with, marrying one another for reasons of good self- esteem, religious beliefs, and preserving the integrity of their extended family identity - for abiding in a positive ‘social mores’ and therefore contributing to community (psychosocial) health.

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Baseline – “Civil Identity”Baseline – “Civil Identity”• In the social sciences, ‘baseline’ refers to: …a

‘starting point’ used for clinical descriptions.• “Civil Identity” - describes an identified

individual without present disambiguous features, all of which, are clearly understood within the subculture of the investigated population in which the individual is a member as in a broader multicultural society.

• .. the ‘baseline’ % (percentage) in individual couples features - measuring features of an identified ‘civil identities’ considering an equallyoketarianism relationship.

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QUIZQUIZ• (1.) How is the percentage of ‘like’ components

of ‘civil identity’ properly recorded? Give an example (use an actual sample) of similar ‘civil identities – that are not ‘equal’ but - can be considered, ‘equal’. Explain which components of ‘civil identity’ are intermixed and confounding.

• Extra points: What is your opinion of heritage/familial-DNA testing and what value would it be the cause of equallyokedtarians?

• Make sure, you put you name, subject, and date on your paper, 35 points for any intelligent attempt to answer all parts of this question.

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