Future Shock
| Author | Alvin Toffler |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Social Sciences |
| Publisher | Random House |
Publication date | 1970 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| ISBN | 0-394-42586-3 (original hardcover) |
| Followed by | The Third Wave |
Future Shock is a 1970 book by American futurist Alvin Toffler, written together with his wife Adelaide Farrell, in which the authors define the term "future shock" as a certain psychological state of individuals and entire societies, and a personal perception of "too much change in too short a period of time". The book, which became an international bestseller, has sold over 6 million copies and has been widely translated.
The book grew out of the article "The Future as a Way of Life" in Horizon magazine, Summer 1965 issue.