Marriage And Family keywords Flashcards
Why have views changed?
Sex before marriage- Contraception is more effective Can have sex and almost guarantee you won't conceive if your not in a strong relationship Marriage- Don't have to get married in a church Increase in reconstituted families Easy to divorce Equal rights
What is Adultery?
A sexual act between a married person and someone other than their marriage partner
What is a Civil partnership?
A legal ceremony giving a homosexual couple the same legal rights as a husband and wife
What is cohabitation?
Living together without being married
What is contraception?
Intentionally preventing pregnancy from occurring
What is faithfulness?
Staying with your marriage partner and having sex only with them
What is Homosexuality?
Sexual attraction to the same sex
What is a Nuclear family?
Mother, Father and children living as a unit
What is Pre-marital sex?
Sex before marriage
What is procreation?
Making a new life
What is promiscuity?
Having sex with a number of partners without commitment
What is a re-constituted family?
Where two sets of children (step brothers and sisters) become one family when their divorced parents marry eachother
What is re-marriage?
Marring again after being divorced from a previous marriage
What is annulment?
When a marriage is invalid and never truly existed
What is an extended family?
Children, parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles living as a unit in close proximity
