Human Intimacy: Marriage, the Family, and Its Meaning by Frank D. Cox explores the essence of successful intimate relationships and provides decision-making skills essential for building strong marriages and families. The eleventh edition delves into the diverse landscape of American family dynamics, encompassing rural and military families, gay marriage, singles, cohabitation, gender roles, theories of love, date rape and courtship violence, as well as parenting across various life stages. This comprehensive guide offers a positive perspective on the family and is published by Cengage Learning with ISBN-13 978-1285633046, released on February 8, 2013.