Alternative 3158 222540857 2008-06-29T22:08:11Z WesleyDodds 417233 /* Genres of music */ {{wiktionarypar|alternative}} {{wiktionarypar|alternativism}} An '''alternative''' is an object or action which can be chosen. '''Alternative''' may also refer to: === Genres of music === * [[Alternative rock]] * [[Alternative dance]] * [[Alternative metal]] * [[Alternative hip-hop]] * [[Alternative country]] ===Other music=== * [[Alternative (album)]], an album by the [[Pet Shop Boys]] * [[Alternative Records]], a record label === Mathematics and science === * [[Alternative algebra]], an abstract algebra with alternative multiplication * Alternate leaves, a classification in botanical [[phyllotaxis]] === Education === * [[Alternative education]], non-traditional education * [[Alternative school]], a school geared towards students whose needs cannot be met in a traditional school === Culture and society === * [[Alternative comics]], a genre of comic strips and books * [[Alternative comedy]], a range of styles used by comedians and writers in the 1980s * [[Alternative culture]], a variety of subcultures existing along the fringes of mainstream culture * [[Alternative dispute resolution]], processes and techniques outside the traditional mainstream of jurisprudence * [[Alternative fashion]], for example [[Goth fashion]], [[Punk fashion]], [[Fetish fashion]]. * [[Alternative lifestyle]], a lifestyle that it is not within the cultural norm * [[Alternative media]], media practices falling outside the mainstreams of corporate communication * [[Alternative medicine]], methods and practices which reject the scientific teachings on medicine * [[Alternative society]], different models for society and social change * [[Alternative (Kamen Rider)]], a character in the Japanese TV series, ''Kamen Rider Ryuki'' {{disambig}} [[es:Alternativa]] [[fr:Alternative]] [[id:Alternatif]] [[it:Troops of Tomorrow#Alternative]] [[nl:Alternatief]] [[ja:オルタナティブ]] [[pt:Alternativa]] [[ru:Альтернатива]] [[simple:Alternative]] [[sk:Alternatíva]]