SECTION 2 CHRISTIANITY- TOPIC 1.2.3 FAMILIES Flashcards
Polygamous –
having more than one spouse at a time
Monogamous –
having only one spouse at a time
What is a nuclear family?
-mother, father and children
-especially religious people, think of it as a married couple of opposite sexes living together with their children.
Now only 60 per cent of families are now nuclear families.
Single-parent families
Single-parent families allow children to escape emotional stress caused when parents are quarrelling all the time.
-single parents can often have financial problems
-Most lone parents are women, so many children in single-parent families lack a
paternal role model.
Same-sex parent families
The Marriage Act 2013 allowed same-sex
couples to marry in same way as straight couples, but did not require religions to provide same-sex marriage ceremonies.
The Equality Act 2010 made discriminating against same-sex couples illegal- so giving
them equal adoption and fostering rights.
Extended families
An extended family is one where three generations (parents, children and
grandparents)
Blended families
= statistic
-is when two separate families are joined together when parents decide to marry or cohabit (step-parents and siblings)
- increase in divorce since 1969 has led to an increase in remarriage resulting in many more blended families
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The purpose and importance of the family in
Christianity
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-The family is the place where children are introduced to the faith through baptism then through being taken to church , Sunday school, festivals.
-family has the basic task of bringing up children safely and securely until they are mature enough means the parents have a duty to ensure that the PHYSICAL and MATERIAL needs of the children are met.
-family has a duty of instilling moral values into children so they become good responsible citizens.
-Children have a duty to look after their parents when their parents
are too old or infirm to care for themselves. The Commandments tell Christians to honour their mother and father.
Duty of children in family
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look after their parents when their parents
are too old or infirm to care for themselves.
-The Commandments tell Christians to honour their mother and father
-‘Honour your father and mother’ FIRST COMMANDMENT
Is marriage important?
For many Christians, family is considered to be the most important part of society and without the family society would collapse
is a tradition dating back to Jesus, which says that there are are more important things than the family for Christians. Marriage is not
compulsory for Christians and many Christians feel they can serve God
best by remaining single, for example Roman Catholic priests, nuns and monks leave their families to serve God.
Different Christian attitudes to the family
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Some Christians believe the purpose of the family is to provide love and security and to make sure that children are educated to
think for themselves so that they can make up their own minds about religion when they are old enough. These Christians believe that it is not the role of the family to make Christians.
Other Christians believe that while it is the duty of parents to provide love, security, education and a Christian upbringing, it is not the duty of children to obey their parents. A Christian family should encourage children to develop their own ideas, which may lead to different ideas from their parents.
Non-religious ideas about the family
family is very important to people regardless of religion. Falling in love and having a family is a goal in life for most people, no doubt
because raising a family is part of selfish gene
Selfish gene
want our genes to continue into future generations.
Non-religious people
see that the purpose of family life is as follows…?
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To bring up children safely and securely until they are mature enough by making sure that the PHYSICAL and MATERIAL needs of the children are met.
-To pass on moral values to the children so that they become good responsible citizens.
-To provide emotional and financial support throughout life.
The importance of family life to non-religious people is ….?
The importance of family life to non-religious people can be seen in the way that family members will come to the rescue in times of need regardless of religious commitment and coming together for birthdays, Christmas and etc
