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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 is the individual's relationship with the subgroup, in Toffler's account?

2. What does Toffler say the future will do to people?

3. What fields will spur the movement that affects choice in the future?

4. How long does Toffler say it now takes for public value systems to change?

5. What do people need to develop for the coming future, in Toffler's opinion?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does change affect people's health?

2. What is the role of the lifestyle in super-industrial culture?

3. What will the consequence be if new technologies are not controlled?

4. Who should investigate the effects of new technologies on society?

5. How does future shock affect decision-making processes?

6. How does Toffler say victims of future shock deal with their situation?

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

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

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

10. How can future shock be prevented?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Future Shock fit in Toffler's lifelong works? What other books has he written, and what is Future Shock's relationship with his other books? What are the dominant themes of his writing and career?

Essay Topic 2

Was the change from industrialism to super-industrialism qualitative or quantitative? Is there a substantive difference between industrialism and super-industrialism, or are they merely different in the speed of the change?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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