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A new century in retrospect and prospect / James J. Van Patten.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Van Patten, James J.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social prediction.
- Economic forecasting.
- Twenty-first century--Forecasts.
- Twenty-first century.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 218 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, [2000]
- Contents:
- A New Century in Retrospect and Prospect
- Technical Views 1
- Heilbroner: The Future as History 5
- Future Scenarios 9
- Communications 10
- Medical Breakthroughs 10
- Household Size 11
- Aging 12
- Business and the Economy 13
- Personal Finance 13
- Transportation 14
- Technology 17
- Digital Epochs 25
- Political Leaders View the Future 27
- Tomorrow's Child 31
- Liberalism and Conservatism 33
- Polarization in Society 37
- Disenchanted Electorate 40
- Litigation 43
- Privacy in an Information Age 47
- Sexual Harassment 48
- Economic Power Elites 57
- Have and Have Not Populations 61
- Future Workplaces 65
- Emerging Higher Education Delivery Systems 81
- Public and Private Education 87
- Charter Schools
- School Choice 90
- Overview of Charter Schools 93
- Litigation 94
- Charter Schools Positives 95
- Charter Schools Ideals 96
- Charter School Research on School District Impact 96
- School District Response to Charter Schools 97
- Charter Schools Summary 97
- Future Issues: Public and Private Schools 101
- Reinventing and Creating More Responsive, Efficient Government 107
- Global Interdependence
- Multiculturalism 109
- Multiculturalism 117
- Health Care for the 21st Century 121
- Search for Civility 125
- Some Reflections on Ethics and the Future 127
- The Future 129
- Some Reflections on Media and the Future
- Frontiers of Media Futures 143
- Electronic Books 145
- Privacy and Media Images 147
- Media Scandals 149
- Journalistic Credibility 151
- The Many Faces of the Media 155
- Information Censorship 161
- Terrorism 163
- Clinton 167
- Films and Perceptions of History 175
- Technological Addiction 177
- Media and Demagoguery 181
- The Future 185
- Conclusion
- The Future 199.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0761817816
- 0761817824
- OCLC:
- 44469122
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