Relationships & Families -- Key Terms Flashcards
Cohabitation
A couple living together without being married/in civil partnership.
Compassion
Sympathy and concern for the suffering of others.
Contraception
Precautions taken to prevent pregnancy and to protect against contracting or transmitting STIs (sexually transmitted infections).
Divorce
Legal ending of a marriage.
Extended family
Family unit comprising two parents and their children, but also grandparents, cousins etc.
Family planning
Planning when to have a family and how big a family to have by use of birth control practices and/or contraception.
Gender discrimination
Acting on prejudices against someone because of their gender.
Gender equality
Belief that all genders have equal status and value, so discrimination against any is wrong.
Gender prejudice
Negative thoughts, feelings or beliefs about a person or group based on their gender.
Heterosexuality
Being physically/sexually attracted to persons of the opposite gender.
Homosexuality
Being physically/sexually attracted to persons of the same gender.
Nuclear family
Family unit made up of two parents and their child(ren).
Polygamy
The practice of having multiple spouses (wives and/or husbands).
Procreation
Having a child; seen as a duty in many religions.
Remarriage
Marriage for the second time, after divorce ending an earlier marriage.
