Intimate Relationships

A contemporary introduction to the study of intimate relationships and the most essential societal trends, with an applied and critical-thinking approach.

Bradbury and Karney’s Intimate Relationships is the most contemporary text available, highlighting the latest societal trends and exciting research. The text uses a critical-thinking approach and devotes time to important topics like gender, cultural influences, broad theoretical perspectives, couples therapies, and the role of relationships across the lifespan. It also addresses nontraditional relationship topics such as homosexual couples, cohabitation, and divorce, and discusses current trends in modern relationships like social networking Web sites and Internet dating.