# Marriage, Intimate Relationships and Families

- By: Ron Hammond, Paul Cheney, and Bill Pelz
- Source: [LibreTexts](https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Psychology/Social_Psychology_and_Personality/Marriage_Intimate_Relationships_and_Families_(Lumen))
- Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
- Read at LibreTexts: https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Psychology/Social_Psychology_and_Personality/Marriage_Intimate_Relationships_and_Families_(Lumen)
- PDF: https://downloads.libretexts.org/api/v1/download/socialsci-84722/pdf

This introductory level course provides an overview of core concepts and theories which contribute to our understanding of intimate relationships and families. The text provides a structure and sequence of issues for the course, but the students will contribute much of the content. A heutagogical instructional design allows students in the course to provide much of the substantive content and teaching presence.