Theme A: Relationships And Family Flashcards
Prejudice
Unfair preconceived opinion about a person or a group of people
Discrimination
Treating someone differently because of what you believe to be true about them
Equality
Fair treatment, opportunities and rights given to all people
Gender equality
Fair treatment no matter what their gender
Ordination
A ceremony where a person becomes a priest/bishop
‘In persona Christ’
The Catholic Church believes a priest should act in the role of Jesus
Nuclear Family
1 man and 1 woman who are married to each other and the children they have together
Extended family
Nuclear family + other relatives that live with them e.g. grandparents
Blended family
1 man + 1 woman, the children they have together and children from a previous relationship
Single-parent family
A family with only one live-in parent. This could be due to divorce, death etc
Procreation
Having children - a purpose of marriage
Catechesis
Religious teachings
Marriage
Legal joining of two people
Sacrament
A religious ceremony where a person receives God’s grace
Sanctity of marriage
Belief that marriage vows are sacred promises to God, not just the other person
Monogamy
Being married to one person at a time
Polygamy
Having more than one husband or wife at a time
Divorce
The legal ending of a marriage by court
Remarriage
When someone marries again after divorce
Annulment
A declaration that the marriage never existed to begin with
Cohabitation
When 2 people live together in a sexual relationship before marriage
Pre-marital sex
A sexual relationship before marriage
Extra-marital sex
Adultery
Celibacy
The commitment to not have sex, maybe until marriage maybe forever
Conception
Becoming pregnant
Contraception
Any method used to stop conception
Hormonal contraception
Contraception which uses hormones to prevent pregnancy
Barrier contraception
Contraception which uses a physical barrier to prevent pregnancy
Abortifacient contraception
Contraception taken after sex which destroys the fertilised egg
Natural family planning
Lowering the chance pregnancy using only the women’s natural fertility cycle
Heterosexuality
Being sexually attracted to people of the opposite sex/gender to you
Homosexuality
Being sexually attracted to people of the same sex/gender to you
Gay rights
The legal rights given to homosexual people, particularly the right to be treated equally to heterosexual poeple
Same-sex marriage
Legal marriage between two people of the same sex
Same-sex parenting
A homosexual couple raising children
