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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. In what way is spring break in Ft. Lauderdale exemplary of super-industrial culture?

2. What will lead to divorce in the society of the future?

3. How does Toffler see organizations in the future?

4. What needs to change as people adapt to future culture?

5. What problem does Toffler describe for professionals in a future society?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is future shock different than culture shock?

2. What does Toffler say is the danger of high technology?

3. What does Toffler foresee in the technology of fertility treatments?

4. How does Toffler say commuting has affected the future society?

5. How does Toffler describe the pace of modern life and its effect on society?

6. Describe the importance of the automobile in the super-industrial society.

7. What will change mean for the people of the future, in Toffler's account?

8. How will marriage be affected by the super-industrial culture?

9. How has home-relocation affected the future society?

10. What is a durational expectancy, and how has modern society affected durational expectancies?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is this kind of book supposed to do, if anything? Is it merely supposed to sell copies? What should this book be used for? By whom? What are the limitations to a book like Toffler's?

Essay Topic 2

When is the starting date for super-industrial culture? What event marks its inception? Where did it start and under what conditions? Where is it still emerging? Where are people fighting its emergence? What methods have they used to fight it?

Essay Topic 3

How new is the concept of future shock, and is it unique to our time? Weren't people 2,500 years ago experiencing future shock as the transition to agriculture was made? Weren't people 250 years ago experiencing future shock when the transition to industrialism was made? What makes the 1970s different and unique?

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