Theme A: Relationships and Families

Bigamy

The offence of marrying someone whilse already married to another person

Same-sex parents

People of the same sex who are raising a child together

Sexual stereotyping

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

Marriage

The sacrament by which the couple commit themselves to each other for life

Sex before marriage

Sex between two single unmarried people

Adultery

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

Sex outside marriage

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

Contraception

The methods used to prevent a pregnancy from taking place

Family Planning

Controlling how many children couples have and when they have them

Cohabitation

A couple living together and having a sexual relationship without being married to one another

Annulment

A statement by the Catholic Church that there was no valid marriage in the first place

Divorce

Legal ending of a marriage

Remarriage

When a person who has been married before goes on to marry another person

Artificial Contraception

Artificial (unnatural) methods used to prevent a pregnancy from taking place

Procreation

Producing children

Human Sexuality

How people express themselves as sexual beings

Heterosexual

To be sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex

Homosexual

To be sexually attracted to members of the same sex

Civil Partnership

Legal union of same-sex couples

Same-sex marriage

Marriage between partners of the same-sex

Family

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

Nuclear Family

A couple and their children regarded as a basic family uniy

Stepfamily

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

Extended family

a family that extetnds beyond just parents and their children by including grandparents and other relatives as well

Polygamy

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

Procreation

Bringing babies into the world, producing offspring

Stability

Safety and security

Protection of children

Keeping children safe from harm

Educating children in a faith

Bringing up children according to the religious beliefs of the parents

Gender Equality

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

Gender Prejudice

Unfairly judging someone before the facts are known

Gender Discrimination

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