U1Re Marriage&Family Flashcards
KeyWords: Adultery
Voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and a person who is not their spouse. Example- The Bible teacher, “ Thou shall not kill”
KeyWords: Divorce
To legally end the marriage. Example – divorce is never allowed in the Catholic Church.
KeyWords: Cohabitation
To live together in a sexual relationship without being married or in a civil partnership. Example – cohabitation is not allowed in the Catholic Church.
KeyWords: Commitment
A sense of dedication and obligation to someone or something. Example– Marriage is committing yourself to person for life.
KeyWords: contraception
Methods used to prevent a woman from becoming pregnant during all following sexual intercourse. Example – Condom, the pill.
KeyWords: Gender Equality
People of all genders joining the same rights and opportunities in all aspects of their life. Example – “ We are all in Christ”
KeyWords: Responsibilities
Actions/duties you are expected to carry out. Example – A parent is responsible for looking after their child.
KeyWords: Roles
Position, status or function of a person in society, as well as the characteristics and social behaviour expected of them. Example – parents should have equal roles and looking after the family.
KeyWords: Relationship
The way in which two or more people or things are connected, or the state of being connected.
Types of Families: Nuclear family
Two parents and children living in the same house.
Types of Families: Extended Family
Multiple adult and children living in the same house; this may include grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc.
Types of Families: Blended/Reconstituted Family
A family made up of two parents who had previous partners and children. Step – parents, step – brothers/sisters,etc.
Types of Families: Childless family
A family with no children, this may be by choice, infertility or another reason.
Types of Families: Single parents
A family with only one parent, who raises the children alone.
Christian views: Purpose in Family
To build a stable society, to produce children to be raised as Christian.
Christian views: Bible teaches in Family
The Bible teachers that nuclear family is the ideal type of family however modern life has posed issues for this for you. There are now more single parents and blended families in the UK.
Roles Christian View: How God created men and women?
Christians believe that God created men & women in his own image to support each other
Roles Christian View: What men and women are in Gods eyes
They are both Equal
Roles Christian View: Husbands should…
Work and provide for their family.
Roles Christian View: Women should…
Remain at home, raising the children and keeping the house.
Roles Christian Views: Quote
‘Wives, submit to your husbands as you do to the Lord’ Ephesians 5:22
Catholic View family: Their idea of family
Nuclear Family is ideal
Catholic View family: Role of Parents
To provide a safe stable home
Catholic View family: Responsibility
Raise child as Catholic