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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. Who are the people of the future in Toffler's definition?

2. What is happening to the bureaucracy, in Toffler's account?

3. With whom does a person have medium-term relationships, according to Toffler?

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

5. What do deeper relationships involve, in Toffler's account?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the role of the organization in the future society?

2. How does transience affect modern society?

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

4. How will super-industrialism affect the family?

5. How is future shock different than culture shock?

6. What does Toffler foresee in terms of exploring the ocean?

7. What is the modular man?

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

9. What is the effect of change within organizations on future society?

10. What are the three characteristics of bureaucracy, in Toffler's account?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Is future shock a generalized condition of super-industrial culture, or is it a condition that only applies to the people who are suffering under super-industrial conditions? How does Toffler apply the term? How would you apply it?

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