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adultery
voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and someone who is not their spouse.
annulment
a catholic church ruling that a marriage was never valid.
bigamy
the offence in the uk of marrying someone while already married to another person.
civil partnership
legal union of same sex couples.
cohabitation
an unmarried couple living together and having sexual relations.
contraception
methods used to prevent pregnancy occurring.
divorce
the legal ending of marriage.
educating children in faith
bringing up children according to the religious beliefs of the parents.
extended family
a family that extends beyond parents and their children by including grandparents and other relatives.
family
a group of people related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
family planning
controlling when and how many children couples have.
gender discrimination
to act against someone on the basis of their gender; discrimination is usually seen as wrong and may be against the law.
gender equality
the ideas that people should be given the same rights and opportunities regardless of their gender.
gender prejudice
unfairly judging someone before the facts are known; holding biased opinions about an individual or group based on their gender.
heterosexual
being sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex.
homosexual
being sexually attracted to members of the same sex.
human sexuality
how people express themselves as sexual beings.
marriage
the legal union between a man and a woman, or in some countries, two people of the same sex.
nuclear family
a couple and their children regarded as a basic social unit.
polygamy
the practice or custom of having multiple wives at once.
procreation
bringing babies into the world, producing offspring.
protection of children
keeping children safe from harm.
remarriage
when someone marries again while their former spouse is still alive.
same sex marriage
marriage between partners of the same sex.
same sex parents
people of the same sex raising children together.
sex before marriage
sex between two single unmarried people.
sex outside of marriage
sex between two people where one or both are married to someone else.
sexual stereotyping
having a fixed general idea or image of how men and women will behave.
stability
safety and security; a stable society is one where peoples rights are protected.
stepfamily
family formed on the remarriage of a divorced or widowed person including children.
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