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FUTURE SHOCK [1 record]

Record 1 1977-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Psychology
DEF

a state of stress and disorientation brought on by a quick succession of changes, especially in new standards of behavior and values, in society.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie sociale
CONT

(...) j'ai forgé le terme de "choc du futur" pour décrire la tension et le vertige qui saisissent un individu soumis à des changements trop brutaux en un temps trop bref.

OBS

La personne qui parle est Alvin Toffler, auteur de Le Choc du Futur.

Spanish

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