Society, General Knowledge for Vocational Schools (ABU), Vocabulary

a particular period of time in history marked by distinctive features, events, etc.

a society's attitude that puts leisure and entertainment in the foreground

the rules of conduct recognized with respect to a particular class of human actions or a particular group, culture, etc., in diverse real-life situations

a media art form which consists of a recorded series of moving pictures and scenes with sound that can be watched at the cinema or at home

religious belief or feelings not based on certainty gained from proof, facts, etc.

the culture of the younger generation which includes current norms, standards, beliefs and behaviour

products made by humans through knowledge, skills and techniques; they can be material, spiritual, intellectual (e.g. art, religion, science); culture also denotes what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc.

part of culture, divided up into four forms; music, literature, performing and visual arts

art form, epic (e.g. novel), drama (e.g. plays) and lyric poetry (e.g. poems), especially those as they are considered to have value as art and not just entertainment

a category of the visual arts; representations that are painted

everyday culture encompassing the habits, customs and objects of daily life

of, relating to, or concerned with the principles or rules of right conduct or the distinction between right and wrong; ethical

musical art that includes the following design elements: rhythm, melody, harmony, and timbre

a branch of the performing arts that involves staging scenes

fundamental view that regulates negotiations between people

legally recognised long-term life partnership between two people to live as a married couple

a judicial declaration dissolving a marriage

assets that belong to a spouse and stay with said spouse during and after a divorce

a legally recognized long-term life partnership of a same-sex couple

law which governs how a person’s wealth is divided after death

distribution of an inheritance or estate, taking into account the line of succession in inheritance laws and right to a compulsory portion

assets which were generated during a marriage and divided at the time of a divorce

joint ownership of acquired property, e.g. in a marriage or domestic partnership, which is divided into personal property and personal acquisition, e.g. at the time of a divorce

training of competences and behaviour, which are required of and allow a person to function favourably in society

a basic social unit consisting of parents, at least one child, and possibly other relatives, considered a group, whether dwelling together or not

measures the government takes to support and foster families (family law, taxes)

law governing legal status in the family context (marriage, relatives, adult protection)

Article of the Federal Constitution which guarantees equality between all men and women in Switzerland

law that regulates the division of assets, for instance, of the marriage partners within a marriage

law that clarifies who a child's mother and father is

arguments, disputes, disagreements that arise due to difference of opinions or difficult situations

cohabitation of two people who are not married or living as registered partners

arrangement regulating asset succession in the case of death (by testament or contract of inheritance)

cultural diversity