Relationships and Families Flashcards
Adultery
Voluntary sex with a married person who has a spouse
age of consent
when a person is legally allowed to agree to having sex
annulment
Catholic church ruling that a marriage was never valid
Bigamy
marrying someone while married to someone else
Civil Partnerships
a legal union of same sex couples
Cohabitation
a couple living together and having sex without marriage
Commitment
staying loyal to partner
Consent
giving permission for something to happen
Contraception
method to prevent pregnancy during sex
Divorce
a legal ending of marriage
Equality
being equal in status, right and opportunity
Extended Family
a family that expands beyond parents and children
Family
a group if people related by blood, marriage or adoption
Gender discrimination
to act against someone because of gender
Gender Equality
the idea someone should be equal regardless gender
Gender prejudice
holding biased opinions about someone based on gender
Heterosexual
to be sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex
Homosexual
to be sexually attracted to members of the same sex
Human sexuality
how humans express themselves as sexual beings
Marriage
a legal union between a man and woman (also same sex)
Nuclear Family
a couple and their dependant children are socially recognised
Polygamy
having more than one wife at the same time