It might seem strange to think of dating as a part of family formation.

将约会视为家庭形成的一部分似乎很奇怪。

Sociology is the study of people and society and that includes a really broad range of topics – everything from social and economic inequalities to marriage and family formation to political and religious institutions.

社会学是研究人类和社会的学科，它包含很多主题比如社会和经济不平等、婚姻和家庭构成、政治和宗教机构等等。