criticisms of feminist theory

• All strands of feminist theory have been criticised for portraying women as too passive. It plays down the ability of individual women to make changes and improve their situation.
• Feminist sociology doesn't acknowledge that power might be shared within the family.
• Some feminist theory has been criticised for not considering the households in society which don't feature a man and women partnership. For example same sex partnerships and lone parent households. The power structures in those families don't get looked at.
• Some black feminists have pointed out that a lot of feminist theory doesn't address the fact that women from different ethnic backgrounds have different life experiences.