Marriage and Family

(C3)

Aim:

To explore a variety of attitudes to marriage and related issues.

Objectives:

· The Catholic view of marriage as expressed in the Catholic marriage service.

· Societies attitude to cohabitation and marriage.

· Christian views on pre-marital sex and adultery.

· Attitudes to divorce, including the Catholic teaching and the process of Annulment.

· The changing nature of family in Britain, the Catholic teaching on family and upbringing, and how the church assists in this role.

· Christian attitudes to Homosexuality.

Lessons:

1. The Catholic view of marriage.

2. The Marriage service.

3. Family life and trends including cohabitation.

4. Sex before marriage.

5. Contraception.

6. Marital breakdown, adultery and divorce.

7. Annulment and dissolvement.

8. The changing nature of the family.

9. The church and the family.

10. Homosexuality.

11. Assessment.

Key Words:

Cohabitation, marriage, faithfulness, pre-marital sex, promiscuity, adultery, annulment, re-marriage, nuclear family, extended family, re-constituted family, homosexuality.