Relationships and Families Key Words Flashcards
(29 cards)
Adultery
Having an affair, sexual relationship with someone you’re not married to
Age of consent
Age at which someone is considered old enough to decide to have sex
Annulment
The cancellation of marriage
Civil marriage
Non-religious marriage ceremony
Civil partnership
The legal union of two people of the same gender
Commitment
The act of making a promise or pledge
Celibacy
Not having sexual relations
Chastity
Keeping oneself sexually pure
Cohabitation
Living together as a couple
Contraception
Precautions taken to prevent pregnancy
Contract
A binding agreement between two sides
Covenant
An agreement based on promises
Divorce
Legal dissolution (ending) of a marriage
Extended family
Nuclear family plus relatives
Family
Parents and their children as a group
Family planning
The planning on when to have a family
Gender discrimination
Acting on prejudice because of someone’s gender
Gender equality
The idea that men and women are of equal worth
Gender prejudice
The idea that men and women are not equal
Heterosexual
Someone physically attracted to the opposite sex
Homosexual
Someone physically attracted to the same sex
Nuclear family
Parents plus children
Polygamy
A man having more than one wife
Procreation
The biological process of a couple producing children
