The document discusses concepts related to relationships between individuals in a multicultural society. It defines "equally yoked" as referring to couples who share similar civil identities, such as ethnicity, religion, or political views. Equally yoked relationships can provide benefits like shared beliefs and preservation of family identity and cultural standards. However, the concept is complex with implications for individual esteem, community health, and marriage therapy. The document examines equally yoked relationships through perspectives including public health, social psychology, and marriage and family therapy.

1. Introduction to Social PsychologyIntroduction to Social Psychology
““Equallyoked”Equallyoked”
In a multicultural societyIn a multicultural society
College Level: SophomoreCollege Level: Sophomore

2. ““Endogamy”Endogamy”
• Endogamy means, “In-marriage” … is
when an individual according to his/or
her own social customs… (Comment: this
maybe more like community health, such as, a social
mores or an actual religious ‘law’)….
• ….marries an another individual within
his or her own cultural “Social group”*.
• *Note; a “Social group” may be a village,
a tribe, a sect or cult, a…region, or a de
facto ‘Civil identity’, etc.
- Sociocultural Anthropology

3. ““Equallyoked”Equallyoked”
The term 'Equallyoked' (also, equally yoked).....
• “Equally” - means “alike”, in a “balanced”
manner, “the same” or to “the same” degree
of.
• “Yoked” - means (Latin jungere 'to join‘),
something fastened around the neck to join
together, …burdened with.
• May have evolved from synonyms, with
meanings, such as: Equitably, Fairly, Justly
Sentence: “They were an ‘equally yoked’ couple
of from families of just ordinary means.”
- Word Meanings / Etymology (equally yoked)

4. A Multicultural Society:A Multicultural Society:
Core ValuesCore Values
‘‘True’ Equality vs.True’ Equality vs.
• Equallyokedtarianism is a
worldwide movement of
peoples who possess
certain mental clarity for
self-image/self-
understanding, and
certain social purpose in
life - ‘true’ equality.1
PerfectionismPerfectionism
• ‘Perfectionism’ is a legal
philosophy approach for
conducting litigation
concerned with marriage,
family, and child
relationships in order to
insure fairness and
prosperity among all.2
- Core Values: True Equality verus Perfectionism

5. EquallyokedtarianismEquallyokedtarianism
• The concept of ‘Equallyokedtarianism’
amongst a very diverse multicultural population
is central to scientific human ecology, the
biopsychosociocultural evolution of global
civilization, and the conservation of ‘true’
humanitarianism…
UN/World Health Organisation
Unpublished Scientific Papers

6. ““Social Mores”Social Mores”
• “Social”…refers to…associating in a ‘social
way’, i.e., “folkways”, socializing, socialization,.
• “Mores ” …that of moral codes, mental health
values, valued standards of behaviour,
spiritual ideologies,..
• * Also; positive customs, proper conduct/
good etiquette, health behaviours/ positive
norms, and a healthy lifestyle.
• Use in a Sentence: “Their family abided in
good social mores that reflected their sense of
integrity.”
- Introduction to Social Psychology

7. ““Civil Identity”Civil Identity”
• Ancestry
• Ethnicity
• Disability
– Mental
– Physical
• Race & Color
• Age
• Gender
• Political Party
• Familiar Status
• Marital Status
• Religion
– Beliefs
– Creed
• Source of Income
• Sexual Preference
• Arbitrary
- Components of “CIVIL IDENTITY”

8. Some Examples ofSome Examples of
“Civil Identities”“Civil Identities”
• Ethnicity: Euro-American
• Political Party: Republican
• Race: Anglo, Color: Light
• Religion: Christian
• Disability: None Known
• Age: 21 1/2
• Gender: Male
• Sex Preference: Heterosexual
• Marital Status: Single
Couples who share the same (or very similar) ‘civil identities’ and,
recognize, identify with, believe in, bond together and marry who are
living in a multicultural society are considered ‘equallyoked’.
- Intro. to Soc. Psy. : Some Examples
• Ethnicity: Euro-American
• Political Party: Republican
• Race: Anglo, Color: Light
• Religion: Christian
• Disability: None Known
• Age: 21
• Gender: Female
• Sex Preference: Heterosexual
• Marital Status: Single
Example 1 Example 2

9. Why “Equallyoked”?Why “Equallyoked”?
• Motives - a couple who are ‘equallyoked’ may do so
for a variety of reasons - some of which include:
• Beliefs about-
– Life, self-image, truth and God, death, etc.
– Bonding for long term love, romance, and sex.
– Marriage, family/children, and financial goals.
• Self esteem – individuals with a clear sense of ‘self’
-marrying someone of a ‘like’ civil identitycivil identity.
• Family identity – to maintain the integrity and the
longevity of the extended family identity.
• Social mores – a preserved cultural standard in a
multicultural society for the sake of community
(biopsychosociocultural) health.
- Marriage, Family, and Child Psychology

10. ..as Community Health..as Community Health
• As a Public Health Issue, it is true that
Equallyokedtarianism is a social mores – a phenomena
observed amongst the conservative segments of a
diverse multi-cultural society.
• Marriage Family and Child Psychology addresses the
‘self-esteem’ of the individuals who are (or aren’t)
equallyoked as an important issue in mental health/
emotional health/ and self-preservation/ of the integrity of
extended family identity.
• As a Civil Rights issue, justice of the peaces- as civil
servants performs marriage ceremonies attaching a
signature may be held responsible as attesting to the
competence (or incompetence) of the individuals present
while performing marriages as a community
(psychosocial) health matter.
- Introduction to Public Health

11. Marriage TherapyMarriage Therapy
• In Marriage & Family Therapy: The
‘equallyoked’ couple is guided into a win-win
problem-solving resolution of each individuals
issues…
• Anticipating the collaboration skills that an
‘equallyoked’ couple needs in order to handle
differences in a multicultural society…
• The Therapist mediates: New skills for keeping
the emotional tone between the ‘equallyoked’
couple - happy and loving. No anger,
depression, or anxiety and Therapeutic, sharing of
affection, words of appreciation, hugs and smiles.
- Introduction to Social Psychology

12. KEY WORDS:KEY WORDS:
• Equally Yoked, Equallyoked,
Equallyokedtarian, Equallyokedtarianism, true
equality, social mores, Egalitarian, Normalacy,
Unequally Yoked, Abnormal Psychology,
Abberation, Deviancy, Perversions,
Psychopathology, Sociopathology, Violation of
Social Mores, statistical data, Sociology 101,
Introduction to Social Psychology, Charter
Schools - Advanced Independent Psychological
Sociology Studies, Marriage, Family, and Child
Psychology, Human Ecology.

13. Introduction to SocialIntroduction to Social
PsychologyPsychology
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