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GCSE Religious Studies · key term
Living together as a couple without being married.
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Paper 2
A couple living together in a sexual relationship without being married to one another.
Revise: Same-Sex Marriage and CohabitationCohabitation means a couple living together in a sexual relationship without being married to one another. These raise different questions: same-sex marriage concerns who can marry, while cohabitation concerns whether a couple should have a sexual relationship outside marriage.
Paper 1
A couple living together in a sexual relationship without being married to one another or in a civil partnership.
Revise: Christian Relationships, Families and Gender RolesCohabitation means living together as a couple in a sexual relationship without marriage or a civil partnership. Some couples cohabit before marrying; others do not intend to marry. A cohabiting couple may also raise children together.
Living together in a sexual relationship without being married or in a civil partnership.
Explain the reason behind a belief: link opposition to cohabitation to the teaching that sexual relationships belong within marriage.
Distinguish cohabitation from a civil partnership: a civil partnership is a legally recognised union.
Distinguish separation from divorce, and adultery from cohabitation.
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