Marriage and the Family Flashcards
Cohabitation
Living together without being married.
Contraception
Internationally preventing pregnancy from occurring.
Homosexuality
Sexual attraction to the same sex
Nuclear Family
Mother, Father and children living together as a unit.
Re-constituted Family
Where two sets of children become one family when their divorced parents marry each other.
Re-Marriage
Marrying again after being divorced from a previous marriage.
Adultery
A sexual act between a married person and someone other than their marriage partner.
Pre-marital Sex
Sex before marriage.
Procreation
Making a new life.
Promiscuity
Having sex with a number of partners without commitment.
Faithfulness
Staying with your marriage partner and having sex with only them.
Civil Partnership
A legal ceremony giving a homosexual couple the same legal rights as a husband and wife.
