Key terms

Question 1

Human Sexuality

Answer 1

How people express themselves as sexual beings.

Question 2

Heterosexual

Answer 2

To be sexually attracted to a member of the opposite sex.

Question 3

Homosexual

Answer 3

To be sexually attracted to members of the same sex.

Question 4

Sex before marriage

Answer 4

Sex between two single unmarried people.

Question 5

Adultery

Answer 5

Voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and someone who is not their spouse (husband or wife).

Question 6

Sex outside marriage

Answer 6

Sex between two people where one or both of them is married to someone else; adultery; having an affair.

Question 7

Contraception

Answer 7

The methods used to prevent a pregnancy taking place.

Question 8

Family Planning

Answer 8

Controlling how many children couple have and when they have them.

Question 9

Marriage

Answer 9

A legal union between man and a women (or in some countries, including the UK, two people of the same sex) as partners in a relationship.

Question 10

Civil Partnership

Answer 10

Legal union of same-sex couples.

Question 11

Same- sex marriage

Answer 11

Marriage between partners of the same sex.

Question 12

Cohabitation

Answer 12

A couple living together and having a sexual relationship without being married to one another.

Question 13

Divorce

Answer 13

Legal ending of marriage.

Question 14

Remarriage

Answer 14

When someone marries again while their former spouse (wife or husband) is still alive.

Question 15

Annulment

Answer 15

A Catholic Church ruling that marriage was never valid.

Question 16

Family

Answer 16

A group of people who are related by blood, marriage or adoption.

Question 17

Nuclear family

Answer 17

A couple and their children regarded as a basic social unit.

Question 18

Stepfamily

Answer 18

A family that is formed on the remarriage of a divorced or widowed person and that includes a child or children.

Question 19

Extended family

Answer 19

A family that extends beyond just the parents and their children by including grandparents and other relatives as well.

Question 20

Polygamy

Answer 20

The practise or custom of having more than one wife at the same time.

Question 21

Bigamy

Answer 21

The offence of marrying someone when already married to another person.

Question 22

Same- sex parents

Answer 22

People of the same sex who are raising children together.

Question 23

Procreation

Answer 23

Bringing babies into the world; producing offspring.

Question 24

Stability

Answer 24

Safety and security: a stable society is one in which people’s rights are protected and they are able to live peaceful, productive lives without continuous and rapid change.

Question 25

Protection of children

Answer 25

Keeping children safe from harm.

Question 26

Educating children in a faith

Answer 26

Bringing up children according to the religious beliefs of the parents.

Question 27

Gender equality

Answer 27

Giving people the same rights anf opportunities regardless of whether they are male or female.

Question 28

Gender prejudice

Answer 28

Unfairly judging someone before the facts are known; holding biased opinions about an individual or group based on their gender.

Question 29

Sexual stereotyping

Answer 29

Having a fixed general idea or image of how men and women behave.

Question 30

Gender discrimination

Answer 30

Acting against someone on the basis of their gender; discrimination is usually seen as wrong and may be against the law.