Gender Key Terms

Question 1

Nuclear family

Answer 1

A family consisiting of an adult male and female with one or more children

Question 2

Extended family

Answer 2

A family containing other relatives living in the same household

Question 3

Modified extended family

Answer 3

An extended family living apart but still in communication

Question 4

Symmetrical family

Answer 4

Authority and househild tasks shared between male and female partners

Question 5

Warrior-Messiah

Answer 5

A Jewish expectation of a saviour who would defeat the romans and begin teh rule of God on earth

Question 6

Sophia

Answer 6

Greek word reffereing to the female wisdom principle

Question 7

Patriarchy

Answer 7

A system of male-centred rule; societies and cultures where mean and male values are given priority and are dominant

Question 8

Feminism

Answer 8

A wide range of views arguing for and working towards equality for women and to free women from male dominance

Question 9

Thealogy

Answer 9

Refelction on the divine as feminine and using feminine terminology

Question 10

Quintessence

Answer 10

A spirituality found in nature; a spirit of being, life and love found in nature and giving life to everything

Question 11

Be-ing

Answer 11

Daly’s term that replaces ‘God’; a spiritual process uniting women with nature

Question 12

Christinaity unholy trinity

Answer 12

rape, genocide and war

Question 13

Logos

Answer 13

Greek meaning for the word of God

Question 14

Abba

Answer 14

Used by Jesus to talk about God - means daddy