Marriage & Family: The Quest for Intimacy is the essential textbook and practical guide to marriage and family life that explores the context and meaning of intimate relationships and how they are formed, the dynamics of marriage, and the nature and challenges of family relationships in all their stages.

Social Problems and the Quality of Life explores some of the most crucial social issues of our time and how they impact quality of life, providing a firm foundation in how to identify a social problem and the sociological theories and methods for understanding these key concerns. Exploring social problems on a global level, this book is a comprehensive guide to critically analyzing current issues that the nation and the world face today.