Jeffrey Weeks is Professor of Sociology and Dean of Humanities and Social Science at South Bank University, London., Brian Heaphy is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Nottingham Trent University., Catherine Donovan is Principal Lecturer and Team Leader in Sociology and Social Policy at Sunderland University.

• Introduction; Chapter 1 Families of choice; Chapter 2 Life experiments; Chapter 3 The friendship ethic; Chapter 4 In search of home; Chapter 5 Part nership rites; Chapter 6 Sexual pleasures; Chapter 7 Parenting; Chapter 8 Towards intimatecitizenship; Appendix 1; Appendix 2;

Jeffrey Weeks is Professor of Sociology and Dean of Humanities and Social Science at South Bank University, London., Brian Heaphy is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Nottingham Trent University., Catherine Donovan is Principal Lecturer and Team Leader in Sociology and Social Policy at Sunderland University.

• Introduction; Chapter 1 Families of choice; Chapter 2 Life experiments; Chapter 3 The friendship ethic; Chapter 4 In search of home; Chapter 5 Part nership rites; Chapter 6 Sexual pleasures; Chapter 7 Parenting; Chapter 8 Towards intimatecitizenship; Appendix 1; Appendix 2;

Jeffrey Weeks is Professor of Sociology and Dean of Humanities and Social Science at South Bank University, London., Brian Heaphy is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Nottingham Trent University., Catherine Donovan is Principal Lecturer and Team Leader in Sociology and Social Policy at Sunderland University.

• Introduction; Chapter 1 Families of choice; Chapter 2 Life experiments; Chapter 3 The friendship ethic; Chapter 4 In search of home; Chapter 5 Part nership rites; Chapter 6 Sexual pleasures; Chapter 7 Parenting; Chapter 8 Towards intimatecitizenship; Appendix 1; Appendix 2;