Evaluation (AO3) - Marxism

Reinforces inequalities

Marxism reinforces social and economic inequalities

Offers explanation

Provides structural explanation for reproduction of labour

Feminism against Marxism

Feminists suggest that Marxism ignores the patriarchy and gender-based oppression

Postmodernism disagree with Marxism

Postmodernists say it is outdated and too deterministic for modern families

Neglects other factors of family

Marxism overemphasises economic factors and neglects other factors of family such as gender, race and sexuality

It only looks at nuclear family

It ignores diverse and modern family types

It makes assumptions

Marxism assumes that all families function the same way under capitalism

Functionalists disagree

Functionalists say that Marxism ignores the positives of family