Marxism, communitarianism, multiculturalism, feminism

These four critiques share one charge against liberal individualism: it abstracts people from the relations that make them who they are, whether class, community, culture or gender. Marx exposes exploitation and alienation under capitalism, communitarians defend the situated self, multiculturalists demand recognition, and feminists expose patriarchy. For example, a formally equal workplace can still be unjust if women carry unpaid care work that men do not.