1. How does the dialectic theory assume social change occurs?

a. linearly
b. slowly
c. out of conflict
d. peacefully

2. Mothers Against Drunk Driving introduced the concept of the "designated driver" in order to combat drunk driving. Because it focused on a single issue and sought to change individual behavior, it is best described as:

a. redemptive.
b. alterative.
c. reformative.
d. revolutionary.

3. Which is one of the major breaks characterizing the postmoderm period and differentiating it from the modern period?

a. an uncritical faith in technology's ability to solve problems
b. an appreciation of many different ways of knowing and understanding
c. an appreciation of the steady progress of human society
d. a resurgence of religiosity

4. Ten thousand people writing the governor, asking him or her not to execute an individual is an example of:

a. crowd collective action.
b. political activism.
c. mass collective action.
d. social change.

5. Environmental activists who wish to ban all carbon emissions spur a counter movement by manufacturers whose factories must emit some pollutants to operate at a profit. When these two groups come together to formulate new environmental policies, it is an example of:

a. crowd collective action.
b. a dialectic.
c. a revolutionary social movement.
d. mass collective action.

6. What is the difference between alterative social movements and reformative movements?

a. Alterative social movements focus on public policies, while reformative movements focus on individual behaviors.
b. Alterative social movements focus on multiple related issues, while reformative movements focus on a single concern.
c. Alterative social movements focus on individual behaviors, while reformative movements focus on the entire society.
d. Alterative social movements focus on radical social changes, while reformative movements focus on limited social changes.