relationships Flashcards
adultery
having sex with someone while being married to someone else
annulment
a marriage being declared invalid or void- effectively the ending of a marriage
arranged marriage
when a marriage is arranged by the parents or families of those involved. Both people getting married are able to refuse or accept
artificial contracpetion
using something artificial to prevent pregnancy such as condoms or birth control pills
betrothal
the act of getting engaged. In some religions the betrothal is a set amount of time you have to wait between getting engaged and getting married
bigamy
marrying someone whilst already being married to another person
celibacy/celibate
abstaining from marriage and sexual relations
chastity/chaste
no having sex outside of marriage or at all
cohabitation
living with someone without being married or in a civil partnership
commitment
making and keeping a promise
consummation
the action of making a marriage valid/complete by having sexual intercourse
contraception
methods to prevent a women becoming pregnant such as birth control pills
contract
a written or spoken agreement which agrees on certain points and is, in many cases able to be enforced by law
discrimination
treating someone differently or in a prejudiced manner due to factors such as their age, gender, ethnicity or disabilty
divorce
the legal ending of a marriage
fidelity
faithfulness to someone/something, for example fidelity in a marriage would mean staying faithful to/not cheating on your partner
gender equality
all genders having the same rights
heterosexual
being attracted to people of the opposite gender to yourself
homosexual
being attracted to people of the same gender to yourself
marriage
the legally recognised union of two people as partners in a personal relationship
matriarchal
a form of society controlled by women
monogamy
being married to only one person at a time
natural contraception
ways of preventing pregnancy without using birth control, for example by tracking your period
nuclear family
a family consisting of 2 parents and their dependent children
patriarchal
a system or society controlled by men
polygamy
the practice of having more than one spouse/partner at the same time
procreation
reproducing and creating offspring
promiscuity
acting in an un-chaste manner. The act of engaging in sexual activity frequently with different partners. In some religions, sex outside of marriage is considered to be promiscuous
reconcilliation
the restoration of friendly relations
reconstituted family
when divorced adults chose to remarry or live in a cohabiting relationship. The family would be made up of a mixture of step-parents and step-children
remarriage
getting married again after a previous marriage ended
responsibilities
duties or actions you are expected to carry out
roles
the position a person holds- e.g teacher
seperation
The ending of a relationship. This is less formal than a divorce
when did same sex marriage become legal in the UK
2013
key Christian teaching on having children?
“go forth and multiply”
