Issues of relationships

• Adultery- the act of having sexual relations with someone other than one's spouse
• Divorce-to legally end a marriage
• Cohabitation- living together in a sexual relationship without being married or in a civil partnership.
• Commitment- a sense of dedication and obligation to someone or something
• Contraception-methods used to prevent a woman from becoming pregnant during or following sexual intercourse
• Gender Equality- people of all genders enjoying the same rights and opportunities in all aspects of their lives
• Responsibilities- actions/duties you are expected to carry out
• Roles- positions, status or function of a person in society, as well as the characteristics and social behaviour expected of them
• Patriarchal- a family or society controlled by men
• Martiarchal- a family or society controlled by women
• Promiscuity- having many casual sexual relationships
• Fidelity- two people being sexually faithful to eachother
• procreation- reproduction
• Bigamy- entering into a marriage with someone whil still being legally married to another peron
• st thomas aquins five precepts of natural moral law:

  • preservation of life
  • reproduction
  • education of children
  • ordering of society
  • worship of god