Marriage & Family life Flashcards
Annulment
A declaration by the church that the marriage never lawfully existed
Civil Partnership
A legal ceremony where a homosexual couple gain the same legal rights as a ‘normal’ couple
Cohabitation
Living together without being married
Contraception
Intentionally preventing pregnancy from happening
Divorce
Legal ending of a marriage
Extended marriage
Extra family on top of a nuclear family like grandparents
Homosexuality
Sexual attraction to the same sex
Marriage
A man and woman legally joined and can have children and are together for life
Nuclear Family
Mother and father and children living as a unit
Pre-marital sex
Sex before marriage
Procreation
Making New Life
Promiscuity
Have sex with multiple partners with having the intention of having a relationship
Reconstituted family
Two families with divorced parents join to create a whole new family
Remarriage
Marrying again after being divorced
Adultery
When you are married and have sex with someone outside your marriage
