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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What should people be wary of in new technologies?

2. What does change require from a person's physiology?

3. What will happen if preventative steps are not taken, in Toffler's account?

4. What difficulty does Toffler foresee with regulating change by policies?

5. What does change affect in a person's psychology?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does an individual need to do to prepare for the future and avoid future shock?

2. How is super-industrialism affecting the segmentation of the population?

3. Why can't the system police itself with regard to new technologies?

4. How does Toffler say the orientation of the schools will have to change?

5. How will morals change in a super-industrial culture?

6. What will the place of enclaves be in future society?

7. How does change affect people's health?

8. What does Toffler say the future will bring for individuals?

9. What purpose do subcults serve?

10. What is the danger of change in a super-industrial culture?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Toffler's relationship with Marxist thought and the inequality that drives capitalist society? Is he blind to economic culture? How does he account for the differences between social classes?

Essay Topic 2

How realistic are Toffler's suggestions for mitigating change in culture? How would you characterize his solutions? What do they say about his values? What options does he consider? What options does he not consider? What do they say about his analysis and his priorities? What are the benefits of Toffler's perspective? What are the limitations?

Essay Topic 3

What objections could be made to Toffler's suggestions for methods of remedying or preventing or mitigating the accelerative thrust? What would likely occur if his prescriptions were followed? What would the benefits be? What adverse effects might there be?

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