There have been many class topics discussed since the middle of the term. These topics range from nonmarital sexual behavior to the future of the family system. These are all the major topics from chapter eight to chapter fifteen. Chapter eight begins with the most important topics with the social dimensions of sexuality, these are social network theory which is “the sexual dyad embedded within broader networks of social relationships” (Eshleman and Bulcroft, 2010, p. There is also choice theory and scripting theory which "focus on sexual decision making and how individuals choose what to do and what we perceive as sexual and how we construct our ideas, thoughts and fantasies" (Eshleman & Bulcroft, 2010, pages 318 and 319). Nonmarital sexual behavior is also another important topic as it speaks to how there are biological antecedents that shape sexual behaviors. There are also some influences on sexual behavior that are not biological. resulting, for example, from peer pressure or alcohol The last major topic of chapter eight is premarital sexual intercourse, the word premarital meaning “the person has never been married, not that the relationship is limited to person who will marry" (Eshleman & Bulcroft, 2010, p. 329). Chapter Nine covers important topics such as power in marital and intimate relationships, marital quality, sex, and marriage. Power in marital and intimate relationships means how one spouse believes he or she has the right to take control of the course of the relationship and what the other spouse should do at that time. Marital quality is another important topic, because it tells how the two spouses will talk to each other and...... middle of paper...... in chapter fifteen there is the future of the family system. Three observations are made regarding the prediction of the future of the family system. They are “1. The changes that occur (and will occur) in society at large or among people in intimate relationships are not necessarily pleasant or regrettable, good or bad, or constructive or destructive 2. Although many people see the family as the nucleus of society and as the most basic of all institutions, it must be clear that (as has been stated many times) the family cannot be understood as an isolated phenomenon and 3. The family is not a uniform entity” (Eshleman & Bulcroft, 2010, p . 577 and 578). All concepts expressed in this document are all the main concepts of chapters eight through fifteen. The topics range from many different areas, but they all come together to provide information about the family.