Difference between revisions of "Future Shock"
From Cyborg Anthropology
Caseorganic (Talk | contribs) |
Caseorganic (Talk | contribs) |
||
| (One intermediate revision by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
===Definition=== | ===Definition=== | ||
| − | Future Shock is a term coined by futurist and sociologist Alvin Toffler to describe the psychological and physiological effects that occur when the base of a culture moves faster than the ideological superstructure it causes cultural anxiety.<ref>Toffler, Alvin. Future Shock. Bantam Books, 1984.</ref> | + | Future Shock is a term coined by futurist and sociologist Alvin Toffler to describe the psychological and physiological effects that occur when the base of a culture moves faster than the ideological superstructure it causes cultural anxiety.<ref>Toffler, Alvin. Future Shock. Bantam Books, 1984.</ref> More narrowly it is understood that new technology is outpacing the understanding of it that can occur. An individual experiencing future shock can feel like an alien in their own territory. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 21:43, 29 October 2011
Definition
Future Shock is a term coined by futurist and sociologist Alvin Toffler to describe the psychological and physiological effects that occur when the base of a culture moves faster than the ideological superstructure it causes cultural anxiety.[1] More narrowly it is understood that new technology is outpacing the understanding of it that can occur. An individual experiencing future shock can feel like an alien in their own territory.
References
- ↑ Toffler, Alvin. Future Shock. Bantam Books, 1984.
