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Science Fiction rnand the Prediction rnof the Future

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In 1954, anthropologist Kalervo Oberg introduced the term “culture shock”rn to describe the severe discomfort felt by people who move into a culture veryrn unlike the one they were raised in. By the 1970s, futurist Alvin Toffler wasrn provocatively arguing that a similar sense of unease was now affecting almostrn everyone in the contemporary world—because scientific and social innovationsrn arriving at an ever-accelerating rate were changing societies so much that, inrn effect, all citizens were distressingly finding themselves in a culture significantlyrn different from the one they were familiar with. To describe this condition,rn Toffler built upon Oberg’s insight to coin the term “future shock” and analyzedrn this novel form of anxiety in a best-selling book with that title (1971). In thern decades since Toffler’s concept became prominent, his term has not enteredrn everyday discourse, but virtually all commentators embrace his central conrnclusion: that our civilization is today in a state of constant flux, and numerousrn people are struggling because they cannot readily adjust to constantly changingrn conditions.

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Ketersediaan

24B0030

2477142 GAR S

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Judul Seri

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No. Panggil

2477142 GAR S

Penerbit

Amerika : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers Jefferson, North Carolina, and London., 2011

Deskripsi Fisik

271 halaman

Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

N 978-0-7864-5841-7

Klasifikasi

2477142 GAR S

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Subjek

logic

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Pernyataan Tanggungjawab

GARY WESTFAHL, WONG KIN YUEN, and AMY KIT-SZE CHAN

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