Relationships & Families Flashcards
(34 cards)
Cohabitation
When an unmarried couple live together
Family
A group of people who are related by blood, marriage or adoption
Family planning
When a couple plan to have a certain number of children
Contraception
A way of preventing pregnancy when a couple have sex
Gender discrimination
When an individual discriminates towards a specific gender
Divorce
The legal separation of a couple
Gender equality
Every gender is treated equally
Educating children in a faith
Bringing up children according to the religion of their parents
Gender prejudice
Treating an individual differently due to their gender
Extended family
Beyond your immediate family e.g. cousins
Heterosexual
A sexual relationship with the opposite sex
Homosexual
A sexual relationship with the same sex
Protection of children
Keeping children safe from harm
Human sexuality
The way people express themselves as sexual beings
Remarriage
When an individual who has already been married marries again
Marriage
Legal ceremony that brings 2 people together
Same sex marriage
A marriage of 2 individuals of the same sex
Nuclear family
A couple and their children regarded as a basic social unit e.g. 2 parents, 2 children
Same sex parents
When a child has parents of the same sex / gender
Polygamy
When an individual has multiple partners
Sex before marriage
When a couple have sex before marriage
Procreation
Producing offspring
Sex outside of marriage
When a married person has sex outside of their marriage
Adultery
Having an affair