Michael St. Clair

So Much, So Fast, So Little Time (eBook, PDF)

Coming to Terms with Rapid Change and Its Consequences

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the extraordinary changes that technology brings and how these affect all of us and our families-at home, at school, and at our work places-with profound consequences for society.

Twenty-first-century technology opens up fabulous opportunities, but also changes how we relate to each other and warps our sense of time, reality, duty, and privacy. Technologies and time-saving devices make everything happen faster, with the result that we feel busier than ever before. "Free time" seems in danger of extinction. So Much, So Fast, So Little Time: Coming to Terms with Rapid Change and Its Consequences provides fascinating insights about how our changing world is changing our families and our personal relationships; how we travel, behave as consumers, and communicate; and how we entertain ourselves and deal with our anxieties.

Written in a popular, accessible style, this book describes seven areas of significant societal change, providing concrete examples and engaging stories to illustrate how drastically our right-now mindset has shifted our perception and experience of the world. In the last chapter, the author makes some practical suggestions on how to take thoughtful action to respond to the onslaught of inevitable change.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. August 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780313392764
• Artikelnr.: 37841219

Autorenporträt

Michael St. Clair, PhD, is emeritus professor of psychology at Emmanuel College, Boston, MA.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1 What Is Happening to Us? And Why?
Chapter 2 So Much Information Is Changing How We Think
Chapter 3 Communication
Entertainment
and Overstimulation
Chapter 4 Work: How It Changes and How It Changes Us
Chapter 5 New Behaviors and Changes in Manners
Chapter 6 Faster and Faster Time
Chapter 7 Families
Women
and Sex
Chapter 8 Making Sense of Contradictory Social Trends
Chapter 9 Conclusion
Notes
Index