Yes, sociologists break it down into three different types.
1. Liberal Feminism which contains reproductive freedom (this might mean birth control all the way to abortion), shared responsibilities for men and women in child rearing, maternity leave. LF's support the family as a social institution but believe that families must support the ambitions of both men and women. LB's do not believe women need to march toward any single political goal.
I think most Christians who want any equal rights for women at all fit into this category minus abortion rights.
2. Socialist Feminism believes that capitolism and patriarchy oppresses women. They believe the family must be transformed. They want to transfer the economy into a state-centered system by ending "domestic slavery".
3. Radical Feminism thinks that the root of sexual oppression lies in gender iteself. They want to separate women's bodies from the process of childrearing and want the entire family system to be left behind. Parenting would be the responsibility of society as a whole rather than on individuals. Children's rights are important to this structure. Norms that favor heterosexuality over homosexuality and demands that sex take place only within marriage must be abolished.
As you can see, radical feminism has made a lot of inroads into our society. I think most Christians are very opposed to radical feminism, but most Christians are for liberal feminism as long as abortion is not included.
I got these definitions from Sociology 5th edition by John J. Macionis
I am against all 3.
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