Which sociologist coined the term culture lag?
AEverett Rogers
BWilliam F. Ogburn
CGeorge Murdock
DHarold Garfinkel
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. William F. Ogburn
1. New gadgets spread through a society far faster than new ideas about them do.
2. The gap between the arrival of a material item and its acceptance in nonmaterial culture is culture lag.
3. William F. Ogburn coined that term.
4. Everett Rogers modeled how innovations spread, which is a related but separate idea.
_Source: OpenStax Introduction to Sociology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 3 "Culture", Ch 4 "Society and Social Interaction" and Ch 5 "Socialization", section 3.3 Pop Culture, Subculture, and Cultural Change_
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