Question

1. explain and provide examples of the following types of social movements.

alternative social movement
redemptive social movement
reformative social movement
revolutionary social movement

Explanation:

• Alternative social movement: Targets a specific group (e.g., youth) and a particular behavior (e.g., drug use). The “Just Say No” campaign focused on preventing drug use among a relatively narrow group (young people).
• Redemptive social movement: Concentrates on individual transformation. The Jesus Movement aimed to convert people to a particular religious and moral lifestyle.
• Reformative social movement: Works within the existing system. The civil rights movement wanted to change laws and social practices regarding race but not overthrow the entire U.S. political and economic system.
• Revolutionary social movement: Seeks a complete overhaul. The Bolshevik Revolution aimed to replace the old regime and economic system with a new socialist one.

Answer:

Type	Explanation	Example
Redemptive social movement	Aims to bring about a radical change in individuals, often through spiritual or personal transformation	Some religious revivalist movements like the 1970s Jesus Movement
Reformative social movement	Seeks to make limited, incremental changes to the existing social structure	The civil rights movement in the United States (aimed at ending racial discrimination but within the framework of the U.S. system)
Revolutionary social movement	Aims to completely transform the existing social, political, and economic order	The Bolshevik Revolution in Russia (aimed to overthrow the Tsarist regime and capitalist system and establish a socialist state)