Monday, November 4, 2013

Alvin Tofler's: Future Shock

Here is my review of Future Shock by Alvin Toffler.
 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/757000290



Living in a society that is centered on technology, I have always been interested in learning more about how this technological age we live in effects us as individuals, families, and as a society.  Alvin Toffler within his book Future Shock address within this book the change that is happening within our society as the pace is constantly being sped up through technology. Toffler in his book goes on to explain the consequences and the future shock that can occur while living in  living in a fast pace society due to technology. Though this book was written over 30 years ago, the concepts and issues that Alvin Toffler addresses within his book Future Shock are still applicable today.  
Future Shock was an interesting read as Alvin Toffler tackles complex issues and topics as he seeks to answer the question posed in his book “How can we prevent mass future shock, selectively adjusting the tempos of change” (395).  One of the issues he address within his book ,concerning the negative consequences of living in such a fast paced world, is the effect this will have on the family as a whole.  Toffler examines how because the pace within society gets faster and faster, the process when it comes to growing up, leaving home, getting married, and starting a family will become in a way so rushed that Toffler suggests that this process will become so rushed that he says that marriage will become in a way non-existent.
Though the book was a slow read in the beginning, Toffler manages to introduce various topics and aspects of the effect of living in a continually increasingly fast paced society.  I feel that though this was written some time ago, today as a society we are still seeking answers to many of the questions that are brought up within Future Shock.  Overall, I would recommend this book because it is an interesting read and the concerns are still applicable today.

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