Unit 1- Relationships And Families

Question 1

Human sexuality

Answer 1

How people express themselves as sexual beings

Question 2

Heterosexual

Answer 2

To be sexuality attracted to members of the opposite sex

Question 3

Homosexual

Answer 3

To be sexually attracted to members of the same sex

Question 4

Sex before marriage

Answer 4

Sex between two single unmarried people

Question 5

Adultery

Answer 5

Voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and someone who is not their spouse (husband or wife)

Question 6

Sex outside of marriage

Answer 6

Sex between two people where one or both of them is married to someone else; adultery; having an affair

Question 7

Contraception

Answer 7

The methods used to prevent a pregnancy from taking place

Question 8

Family planning

Answer 8

Controlling how many children couples have and when they have them

Question 9

Divorce

Answer 9

Legal ending of a marriage

Question 10

Remarriage

Answer 10

When someone marries again while their former spouse (husband or wife) is still alive

Question 11

Annulment

Answer 11

A Catholic Church ruling that a marriage was never valid

Question 12

Family

Answer 12

A group of people who are related by blood, marriage or adoption

Question 13

Nuclear family

Answer 13

A couple and their children regarded as a basic social unit

Question 14

Stepfamily

Answer 14

A family that is formed on the remarriage of a divorced or widowed person and that includes a child or children

Question 15

Extended family

Answer 15

A family that extends beyond just parents and their children by including grandparents and other relatives as well

Question 16

Polygamy

Answer 16

The practice or custom of having more than one wife at the same time

Question 17

Bigamy

Answer 17

The offence of marrying someone while already married to another person

Question 18

Same-sex parents

Answer 18

People of the same sex who are raising children together

Question 19

Procreation

Answer 19

Bringing babies into the world; producing offspring

Question 20

Stability

Answer 20

Safety and security; a stable society is one in which people’s rights are protected and they are able to live peaceful, productive lives without continuous and rapid change

Question 21

Protection of children

Answer 21

Keeping children safe from harm

Question 22

Educating children in faith

Answer 22

Bringing up children according to the religious beliefs of the parents

Question 23

Gender equality

Answer 23

Giving people the same rights and opportunities regardless of whether they are male or female.

Question 24

Gender prejudice

Answer 24

Unfairly judging someone before the facts are known; holding biased opinions about an individual or group based on their gender.

Question 25

Sexual stereotyping

Answer 25

Having a fixed general idea or image of how men and women will behave.

Question 26

Gender discrimination

Answer 26

Acting against someone on the basis of their gender; discrimination is usually seen as wrong and may be against the law.