Routledge Analysing Families: Morality, Rationality & Policy Practice

Analysing Families examines the social processes driving family change and how social policy shapes real family behaviour, rather than simply cataloguing transformations. Published by Routledge, this book explores the relationship between morality and rationality within family contexts, the diversity of modern family structures, and the foundations of government intervention in family life. It investigates how different policy frameworks interact with actual family practices and decision-making, offering insights into the assumptions underlying family-focused interventions. Essential reading for practitioners, policymakers and researchers working in family therapy, counselling, social work and public policy who need to understand the complex interplay between theoretical frameworks and lived family experience.