Families And Relationships Flashcards
Adultery
Voluntary sex between a person who isn’t your spouse.
Age of consent
The age in which you can have sex legally
Annulment
Saying the marriage never existed legally
Civil marriage
A marriage solemnised as a civil contract without religious ceremony
Civil partnership
Legal recognition of a relationship between two people
Commitment
Being dedicated to something
Celibacy
The state of abstaining from marriage and sexual relations
Chastity
Refraining from sexual intercourse
Cohabitation
Living together + having a sexual relationship
Contraception
Artificial methods to prevent pregnancy
Contract
Written or spoken agreement
Covenant
Agreement
Divorce
Legal dissolution of a marriage by a court or other competent body
Extended family
Family extends beyond the nuclear family
Family
Group including two parents and their kids