Chapter 1: Relationships And Families Flashcards
Marriage
The legal and religious union of men and women in a lifelong relationship
Sex
The physical act of love between two people
Marital
When two people love each other very much, they usually want to commit themselves fully to one another
Unitive
The purpose of sex which believes that sex brings the couple together and unites them
Procreative
The purpose of sex which believes that all life comes from God but god acts through sex to create new life
Human sexuality
The expression of love and identity of a person
Divorce
The legal ending of a marriage
Marriage ceremony
The ceremony in which people get married in the catholic church
Marriage vows
The promises a couple make to marriage eg to have and to hold
Homosexuality
When a person is sexually attracted to people of the opposite gender
Transgendered
When a person identifies as the opposite gender and wishes to live their life that way
Heterosexuality
When a person is sexually attracted to people of the same gender
Types of love
The understanding that the word love can have different meanings
Eros
Sexual love and desire
Storge
Family love and union