Well to be clear it was the Maxists who were, and are, most vociferous about dismantling all social structures that prevent their ideal society being formed. The Cultural Marxists and most forms of feminists and indeed socialists all have this core set of aims. As Janice reminds us the communists in the USSR abolished marriage and the family in the 1920s but it crept back as it became obvious this contributed to the chaos of the 1930s. Maoists too had much the same set of efforts, remember the symbol of their enforced equality , the uniform Mao suits worn by men and women? And of course many of the former "Warsaw Pact" regularly get into trouble for their reluctance to step back into socialist ideals of doing away with the traditional family, national pride and Christian religion. I has always surprised me that the old communist world is so little researched in terms of gender equality, when thse were the societies that attempted to implement such theories on a massive scale. Much could be learned by simply observing what happened, particularly as many were reversed or considerably toned down as their social scientists found the negative effects! Certainly in Europe the anti family "western" countries are basically following through on their socialist principles derived from its Marxist roots.