Intimate Relationships, Marriages, and Families

Intimate Relationships, Marriages, and Families, 9th Edition, is a sociology textbook providing an introduction to marriage and family life. The volume principally aims to help students examine methods for strengthening families.

The thematic structure pairs current research with a systematic focus on family background. It also integrates coverage of diversity to contextualize how varied cultural and social histories shape relationship patterns.

Each chapter concludes with critical-thinking questions to support reader engagement with the material. This textbook is designed for introductory courses in social science and sociology.