WJEC - Relationships + Families - Revision Cards

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What is a nuclear family?
A nuclear family is a family consisting of two parents living with one or more children in the same house.
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What is an extended family?
An extended family is a family consisting of a number of adults and children who are related living in the same home. This may include relatives such as cousins, grandparents, aunts and uncles - all living together + sharing family roles.
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What is a reconstituted family?
A reconstituted family is a family consisting of a mix-up of step-parents and step-children, as some adults may choose to divorce or live in a cohabiting relationship.
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What is a single-parent family?
A single-parent family is a family consisting of one parent who raises one or more children alone. This number has risen in the UK due to a higher divorce rate.
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What is a childless family?
A childless family is a family consisting of a married or cohabiting couple living in the same house. This may be due to the couple not being able to have children naturally or not wanting to have children. Same-sex couples are an example.
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Define what a role is.
A role is a position, status or function of a person in society, as well as the characteristics and social behavior expected of them.
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Define what a responsibility is.
A set of responsibilities are actions or duties that one is expected to carry out. Ex:A parent has the responsibility to ensure safety for their child etc.
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What are examples of responsibilities?
Caring for children, other family members (etc. looking after elderly relatives), earning money to support the family.
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Define a patriarchal and matriarchal society / family.
Patriarchal - a family or society led by men. Matriarchal - a family or society led by women.
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Give traditional family views on Christianity.
Christian views were extremely matriarchal, the man responsible for providing the family through work and the mother responsible for domestic life.
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How may Christians be viewed as a worldwide family?
Christians use the phrase "People of God" and their shared faith makes them a family. Pope Francis stated that it is "important to reaffirm the family" as it plays a "fundamental role in passing on the faith... and renews it."
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Define what commitment is.
Commitment is a sense of dedication and obligation to someone or something.
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What are Humanist views on marriage?
Humanists view marriage as a significant part of human life and understand why it is viewed as a ceremony to show commitment, but would rather not include any religious aspect.
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What are Christian views on marriage?
It is seen a gift given to humanity by God and a lifelong commitment. In the Gospel's, Jesus teaches about the importance of marriage. He states "the two will become one flesh", and that it becomes the most important once a person is married.
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What is cohabitation?
Cohabitation is the concept of living together in a sexual relationship without being married or in a civil partnership.
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What are Christian attitudes to cohabitation?
Although Christian doctrines traditionally prohibit this, denominations such as Liberal Anglicans accept cohabitation as a committed relationship. Some disagree as they believe it devalues the nature of sex - Catholics + Conservative Anglicans.
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What is adultery?
Adultery is voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and a person who is not their spouse.
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What are Christian attitudes to adultery?
Christians see adultery as a sin, clearly forbidden in the Ten Commandments - "You shall not commit adultery". They believe marriage is sexually exclusive and a sacrament. Committing adultery can harm the family unit + destroys the relationship.
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Why do some marriages fail?
Lack of communication + appreciation, Sexual Problems, Work + Career, Infidelity, Unemployment, Financial Problems, Personality Difficulties.
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What is reconciliation?
Reconciliation is the essential part of making up after people have had an argument.
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What is annulment?
An annulment is a legal way of cancelling a marriage in the Catholic Church.
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What is a divorce?
It is the process of legally ending a marriage.
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What is bigamy?
It is entering into a marriage with someone while still being legally married to another person.
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What are Christian attitudes to sex?
Christians believe that t sex should generally take place within marriage. It is viewed as a gift from God and is holy and sacred. This is why it should be something that you only do with the person you love. Promiscuity is seen as devaluing.
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What is chastity?
Chastity is the state in which a person does not have sexual relationships until married
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How can chastity be identified?
In America the ‘silver ring thing’ was promoted as a physical expression of this viewpoint. Unmarried Christian teenagers and young adults wear a silver ring on their ‘wedding fi nger’ to show they will remain chaste until they are married.
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What is celibacy?
Celibacy is when a person decides never to have a sexual relationship.
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How can celibacy be shown?
In the Catholic faith, for example, there has been a tradition of celibacy. Monks, nuns and priests take a vow of celibacy. This is a decision not to marry or to have any sexual relationships. It's done to show dedication to God.
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What is contraception?
Contraception are methods used to prevent a woman from becoming pregnant during or following sex.
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What are the two types and give examples? (Of Contraception)
There are two types: artificial and natural. Natural contraception is where a person abstains from sex during the time of the month when a woman is most likely to conceive. Artifi cial contraception methods may be the use of the contraceptive pill.
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What is the natural law?
Natural Law is an ethical theory associated mainly with Thomas Aquinas. An ethical theory tries to help guide humans on how to live and how to make moral decisions.
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What is an extended family?

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An extended family is a family consisting of a number of adults and children who are related living in the same home. This may include relatives such as cousins, grandparents, aunts and uncles - all living together + sharing family roles.

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What is a reconstituted family?

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What is a single-parent family?

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What is a childless family?

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