Year 11 - Religious education
The nature and purpose of marriage
Relationships and families
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Unit Summary
In this unit pupils will examine issues around sexuality, the family and relationships. They will study how Christians and other worldviews understand ideas of family and marriage and address how these affect views on issues such as divorce.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explain what marriage is (nature), why people marry (purpose) and non-religious views on marriage.
Key Notes
- National statistics show that marriage rates are impacted by events such as war and changes in law.
- There are different purposes of marriage including commimtment and sharing a life of love.
- There are different non-religious views on marriage including those that debate its importance in society today.
- Marriage laws vary around the world including factors such as age, the process and how many spouses you can have.
- Ethical questions around marriage include issues such as cohabitation.
Vocabulary To Learn
- civil: non-religious or secular
- cohabitation: living together as partners and having a sexual relationship without being married
- marriage: the legally and religiously recognised union of two people as partners in a personal relationship
- nature: the basic features of something
- purpose: the reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Marriage laws around the world are the same as England & Wales.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
National statistics show that marriage rates are impacted by events such as war and changes in law. There are different purposes of marriage including commimtment and sharing a life of love.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'civil'
non-religious or secular.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Marriage laws around the world are the same as England & Wales. Correction: Marriage laws vary around the world including minimum age, how many spouses you can have at once, who you can marry and how marriage ceremonies are carried out.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Contemporary family issues: Polygamy Study Guide
- Contraception and family planning Study Guide
- Different religious views about contraception Study Guide
- Different religious views about same sex relationships Study Guide
- Different religious views about sex before marriage Study Guide
- Divorce, remarriage and related ethical arguments Study Guide
- Gender prejudice and discrimination Study Guide
- Human sexuality including heterosexual and same sex relationships Study Guide
- Religious attitudes to marriage Study Guide
- Religious views about divorce and remarriage Study Guide
- Sexual relationships before and outside of marriage Study Guide
- The nature of families including the role of parents and children Study Guide
- The purpose of families Study Guide
- The roles of men and women Study Guide
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