I interpreted 'relationships in society' very broadly for Emma/Clueless and talked about how charity is a consistent value between the two, but expressed in different ways. The fact that the value is shown to be continuous highlights it as an issue. (And charity is about relationships because it involves relationships between members of society, and caring for others, and blah blah blah.)
Then I talked about how stable relationships are clearly valued above promiscuity in both texts. Hence bringing this issue to the fore, again, because it is highlighted.
Didn't make an enormous amount of sense, but what can you do when it asks about how studying it brings ideas to the fore? It was a very strange question.