Q. The concept of Cultural Lag was proposed by ?
Solution:
- Cultural lag – The term was coined by sociologist William F. Ogburn in his 1922 work Social change with respect to culture and original nature.
- His theory of cultural lag suggests that a period of maladjustment occurs when the non-material culture is struggling to adapt to new material conditions.
- The difference between material culture and non-material culture is known as cultural lag.
- The term cultural lag refers to the notion that culture takes time to catch up with technological innovations, and the resulting social problems that are caused by this lag.
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