relationships

Question 1

adultery

Answer 1

having sex with someone while being married to someone else

Question 2

annulment

Answer 2

a marriage being declared invalid or void- effectively the ending of a marriage

Question 3

arranged marriage

Answer 3

when a marriage is arranged by the parents or families of those involved. Both people getting married are able to refuse or accept

Question 4

artificial contracpetion

Answer 4

using something artificial to prevent pregnancy such as condoms or birth control pills

Question 5

betrothal

Answer 5

the act of getting engaged. In some religions the betrothal is a set amount of time you have to wait between getting engaged and getting married

Question 6

bigamy

Answer 6

marrying someone whilst already being married to another person

Question 7

celibacy/celibate

Answer 7

abstaining from marriage and sexual relations

Question 8

chastity/chaste

Answer 8

no having sex outside of marriage or at all

Question 9

cohabitation

Answer 9

living with someone without being married or in a civil partnership

Question 10

commitment

Answer 10

making and keeping a promise

Question 11

consummation

Answer 11

the action of making a marriage valid/complete by having sexual intercourse

Question 12

contraception

Answer 12

methods to prevent a women becoming pregnant such as birth control pills

Question 13

contract

Answer 13

a written or spoken agreement which agrees on certain points and is, in many cases able to be enforced by law

Question 14

discrimination

Answer 14

treating someone differently or in a prejudiced manner due to factors such as their age, gender, ethnicity or disabilty

Question 15

divorce

Answer 15

the legal ending of a marriage

Question 16

fidelity

Answer 16

faithfulness to someone/something, for example fidelity in a marriage would mean staying faithful to/not cheating on your partner

Question 17

gender equality

Answer 17

all genders having the same rights

Question 18

heterosexual

Answer 18

being attracted to people of the opposite gender to yourself

Question 19

homosexual

Answer 19

being attracted to people of the same gender to yourself

Question 20

marriage

Answer 20

the legally recognised union of two people as partners in a personal relationship

Question 21

matriarchal

Answer 21

a form of society controlled by women

Question 22

monogamy

Answer 22

being married to only one person at a time

Question 23

natural contraception

Answer 23

ways of preventing pregnancy without using birth control, for example by tracking your period

Question 24

nuclear family

Answer 24

a family consisting of 2 parents and their dependent children

Question 25

patriarchal

Answer 25

a system or society controlled by men

Question 26

polygamy

Answer 26

the practice of having more than one spouse/partner at the same time

Question 27

procreation

Answer 27

reproducing and creating offspring

Question 28

promiscuity

Answer 28

acting in an un-chaste manner. The act of engaging in sexual activity frequently with different partners. In some religions, sex outside of marriage is considered to be promiscuous

Question 29

reconcilliation

Answer 29

the restoration of friendly relations

Question 30

reconstituted family

Answer 30

when divorced adults chose to remarry or live in a cohabiting relationship. The family would be made up of a mixture of step-parents and step-children

Question 31

remarriage

Answer 31

getting married again after a previous marriage ended

Question 32

responsibilities

Answer 32

duties or actions you are expected to carry out

Question 33

roles

Answer 33

the position a person holds- e.g teacher

Question 34

seperation

Answer 34

The ending of a relationship. This is less formal than a divorce

Question 35

when did same sex marriage become legal in the UK

Answer 35

2013

Question 36

key Christian teaching on having children?

Answer 36

"go forth and multiply"