Key terms Flashcards
Human Sexuality
How people express themselves as sexual beings.
Heterosexual
To be sexually attracted to a member of the opposite sex.
Homosexual
To be sexually attracted to members of the same sex.
Sex before marriage
Sex between two single unmarried people.
Adultery
Voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and someone who is not their spouse (husband or wife).
Sex outside marriage
Sex between two people where one or both of them is married to someone else; adultery; having an affair.
Contraception
The methods used to prevent a pregnancy taking place.
Family Planning
Controlling how many children couple have and when they have them.
Marriage
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.
Civil Partnership
Legal union of same-sex couples.
Same- sex marriage
Marriage between partners of the same sex.
Cohabitation
A couple living together and having a sexual relationship without being married to one another.
Divorce
Legal ending of marriage.
Remarriage
When someone marries again while their former spouse (wife or husband) is still alive.
Annulment
A Catholic Church ruling that marriage was never valid.
Family
A group of people who are related by blood, marriage or adoption.
Nuclear family
A couple and their children regarded as a basic social unit.
Stepfamily
A family that is formed on the remarriage of a divorced or widowed person and that includes a child or children.
Extended family
A family that extends beyond just the parents and their children by including grandparents and other relatives as well.
Polygamy
The practise or custom of having more than one wife at the same time.
Bigamy
The offence of marrying someone when already married to another person.
Same- sex parents
People of the same sex who are raising children together.
Procreation
Bringing babies into the world; producing offspring.
Stability
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.
Protection of children
Keeping children safe from harm.
Educating children in a faith
Bringing up children according to the religious beliefs of the parents.
Gender equality
Giving people the same rights anf opportunities regardless of whether they are male or female.
Gender prejudice
Unfairly judging someone before the facts are known; holding biased opinions about an individual or group based on their gender.
Sexual stereotyping
Having a fixed general idea or image of how men and women behave.
Gender discrimination
Acting against someone on the basis of their gender; discrimination is usually seen as wrong and may be against the law.
