Feminists

• Delphy & Leonard (radical)


  • Family is an economic system where men dominate
  • Male head of household gets unpaid domestic, sexual and reproductive labour in return for subsistence and occasional gifts
• Purdy (radical)


  Women should withhold sexual and reproductive functions to make men take them seriously (baby strike)
• Greer (radical)


  • Single women are happier while married men are happier
  • Motherhood is not valued by society
• Somerville (liberal)


  Many feminists fail to acknowledge progress too often
• Nicholson (difference)


  • Alternative family types are better for women than traditional ones
  • Different household types suit different women
• Calhoun (difference)


  Lesbian and gay families are created by choice and are families as much as nuclear families