This document discusses several sociological terms: 1) "Social identity" refers to a person's sense of belonging to important social groups like their citizenship, residence, profession, education, religion, and socio-economic class. 2) "Civil identity" describes collective attributes of an individual including their ethnicity, political views, race, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, and marital status. 3) "Family identity" is based on civil identity and includes a shared surname passed down generations as well as first and middle names chosen by parents.

1. Sociology 101
Terms

2. “Social Identity”
A person’s sense of belongingness in society-to a collective
of identified important groups-such as;
* Citizenship: a Nation * Residency: Home Address
* Property: Deeds and co-OWNERship in Real estate
* e.g., vacation homes, office buildings, land, and may include
motor homes, RVs, cars, boats, planes, electronics, etc.
* Profession: a trade, vocation, skill, craft boards or union
organizations, etc
* Education: Credentials, degrees, diplomas, certifications,
documentation of schools or classes successfully
attended.
* Religious Status: Title in religious organizations.
* Socio-economic class: Amount of money in bank, in
stocks and bonds investments, in bank notes and
certificates.
-- Sociology 101

3. “Civil Identity”
• * ‘Civil identity’ is a Social
Psychology term - describing a
collective of features
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.2
- Sociology 101- Sociology 101
Also see “Self-Image”Also see “Self-Image”

4. “Civil identity”
* Ethnicity: American of African Heritage
* Political Party: Undeclared
* Race: Negrozoid * Color: Brown Complexion
* Religion: Bible Christian
* Age: 18 * Disability: None Known
* Gender: Male * Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual
* Marital Status: Single/Never Married
Note: Couples who share the same (or very similar) ‘Civil identity’,
identify with, related to, belief in and bond together, marry -
living in a multi-cultural society are considered ‘equallyoked’.
- Sociology 101
Example
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5. Family Identity
The “Family Identity” is base on ‘civil identity’ closely
associated with a specific surname and…
* Surname: that specific family name passed down line
generation after generation in a family lineage from whom
the origins of the surname-to the very youngest new born.
* Middle name: ‘NMI’ (means, No Middle Intial). It is a
name given by joint parents traditionally, by inter-marrying
families of the same (or similar) ‘civil identities’ to protect
the family against frauds, phoneys, and fakes using
reputable ‘names’ as a tactic or strategy to profit in a
multicultural economy and financial security.
* First name: a personal name given to a newborn by
parents - to be used in every day conversations - with a
specific meaning – concerning the reputation to ‘live up to’
in society.
- Sociology 101

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