Q. The concept of Cultural Lag was proposed by ?

A
B Malinowski
B
E B Tylor
C
A R Radcliff brown
D
W F Ogburn
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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