PRE GCSE Relationship and Families

Adultery

sexual relationship where one or both people are married

asexual

having no sexual attraction to others

civil partnership

Legal union of same-sex couples

Cohabitation

Living together without being married

divorce

The legal ending of a marriage

Contraception

prevention of pregnancy

faith schools

schools that educate and promote a certain belief

family planning

Controlling how many children couples have and when they have them

heterosexual retationships

between a man and a woman

gender discrimination

acting on prejudice based on gender

gender prejudice

holding biased opinions based on gender

human sexuality

Refers to how people express themselves as sexual beings

homosexual relationships

A sexual relationship with someone of the same sex.

LGBTQ+

lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender queer and questioning

marriage

legal union between two human, can also be same-sex couples now

polygamy

having multiple partners

rhythm method

form of contraception where sex is avoided at certain fertile times of the menstrual cycle (often preferred by Catholics)

sexual stereotyping

Having a fixed idea of how men and women behave

'the pill'

term for form of contraception that women take to stop the egg from being fertilised

'the morning after pill'

taken after sex by the woman to prevent fertilised egg from developing

transgender

gender identity is different from biological gender assigned at both. 'Trans' is a term that is an umbrella term for many sub-definitions