What does the feminist new sociology of the family emphasize?

• A. It centers on male power and traditional family models.
• B. It ignores paid labor.
• C. It focuses solely on economic outcomes.
• D. It centers on gender power, intersectionality, and social justice, challenging male-centric models and emphasizing paid/unpaid labor and policy impacts.

Answer: (D)

The feminist new sociology of the family centers on how gender power shapes family life and social structures, and it brings intersectionality into the analysis—considering how race, class, sexuality, and other identities interact with gender. It treats both paid work and unpaid care work as essential parts of the family economy and highlights how policies, institutions, and social norms shape who does what, how labor is valued, and who gains or loses from these arrangements. By focusing on social justice and challenging male-centric models of the family, it analyzes how policy impacts—such as parental leave, childcare, and wages—affect gender equality and family outcomes. This broader, equity-oriented lens differentiates it from approaches that ignore labor, focus only on economics, or assume a traditional male-breadwinner model.