Equallyoked - Coupling Up in a Hook up Culture - A Social Mores - Liberal Arts and Humanities

1. ““Equallyoked”Equallyoked”
“Coupling Up”…
…In a “Hook Up” Culture

2. ““Equally-yoked” is pronounced..Equally-yoked” is pronounced..
• …“Eek quel ee-yoak‘d” and is when a couple -
who recognize, related to, believe in, bonds
with, and marries one other purposefully related
to the same (or nearly the same) ‘Civil
Identity’* - thus are considered in a multi-cultural
society, ‘equallyoked’.
• * ‘Civil Identity’ (a Social Psychology term) -
describes a mosaic of features concerning an
individual’s present: Ethnicity, political party
membership, race and color, religious membership,
disability/handicap, age group/generation, (proper)
sexual orientation, familial status, and marital status.
- Introduction to Social Psychology (Also, ‘Equally Yoked’)

3. Social MoresSocial Mores
• …a basic rule within a specific cultural group
• Obedience to this cultural group’s rule – results
in certain social acceptance
• ..the foundation of all community laws within a
culture began with a specific social mores
• In order for there to be a continuance of culture
such social mores should be formally observed
• Social mores are r/t mental and social wellbeing
• Socialization, childrearing, marriage, and mate
selection are founded up social mores.

4. “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/generation, (proper) sexual orientation
and marital status.2
- Introduction to Social Psychology- Introduction to Social Psychology
See also “Self-Image” to differentiateSee also “Self-Image” to differentiate

5. Biopsychosociocultural Model
Biologic
“Civil Identity”
Psychologic Social Culture
Sex
Disability
Color
Race
Disability Ethnicity
FamilialStatus
Belief/CreedSex
Race
Color FOOTNOTEFOOTNOTE:: To a lesser or greater degree - mental disability always coexists with any
physical disability and so it is therefore with a mental disability a physical disability or a
biochemical imbalance coexists - affecting/or effecting an individual’s ‘civil identity.’
Social
Religion
Martial Status
+sexual pleasure preferences
PoliticalParty
PoliticalParty

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

7. ““Personal Identity”Personal Identity”
• Your ‘Your ‘PersonalityPersonality’ is’ is
just how your capabilityjust how your capability
is manifested in theis manifested in the
way you personally:way you personally:
observeobserve,, uphold, anduphold, and
promotepromote what is right,what is right,
such as-such as-
• Law abidingness,Law abidingness,
• Morality/Morality/ abiding inabiding in
social moressocial mores, and, and
• Heartfulness/emotionalHeartfulness/emotional
stability.stability.
• Your ‘Your ‘CharacterCharacter’ is the’ is the
actual way your seen byactual way your seen by
your peers as havingyour peers as having
the capacity of just howthe capacity of just how
you personally andyou personally and
actively:actively: fight againstfight against--
• Crime/infractions of theCrime/infractions of the
law,law,
• Immorality/violatingImmorality/violating
social mores, andsocial mores, and
• Infatuation/lust.Infatuation/lust.
- Intro to Social Psychology
…is the sum of your social identity, civil identity, family identity and…

8. Social MoresSocial Mores:: +|+|--
“Equallyoked”
• Good self-esteem
• Spiritual maturity
– a high level morality
• Social resilience
• Stable family values
• Quality of relationship
• Financial security
“Unequally yoked”
• False self-image
• Drug abuse implicated
• Immaturity/immorality
• Lying/deception
• Fun over facts
• Destruction of family
lineage
-Social Psychology/Self and Identity

9. ““Be ye not unequally yoked…”Be ye not unequally yoked…”
II Corinthians 6:14II Corinthians 6:14
Bible Reference: The Layman’s Parallel Bible

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