The Marriage Ceremony
Marriage and the Family definitions | |
GCSE
Short Course
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The
information below gives you the Edexcel specification re the topics covered in
the GCSE Short course re Marriage and the Family. The
highlighted words in the specification, are words you are expected to
know, understand and use in the examination.
Try and work out what they mean - click on them to get the correct
definition. If you follow the link in the left hand
column you will come to additional information on both Christian &
Hindu marriages.
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EDEXCEL
SPECIFICATION
 This
section MUST be based on a study of Christianity and ONE other religion.
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Changing attitudes in the United Kingdom to COHABITATION and MARRIAGE.
The purposes of marriage, as expressed in a marriage ceremony, in Christianity
and ONE other religion (FAITHFULNESS). The attitudes of Christianity, and
ONE other religion, to sex outside marriage (pre-marital sex,
promiscuity and
adultery), including the reasons for the attitudes.
Changing attitudes to divorce in the United Kingdom. The attitudes of
Christianity, and ONE other religion, to divorce (including re-marriage),
and the reasons for the attitudes.
The changing nature of family life (NUCLEAR
FAMILY, EXTENDED FAMILY,
RE-CONSTITUTED FAMILY) in the United Kingdom. The teachings of Christianity,
and ONE other religion, on family life and its importance.
How churches help with the upbringing of children and keeping the family
together. How ONE religion other than Christianity helps with the upbringing of
children and keeping the family together. |
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