Cultural lag — cultural lag … Dictionary of sociology
Cultural Lag — [ kʌltʃərəl læg; englisch »kulturelles Zurückbleiben«] das, / s, Soziologie: kulturelle Verspätung beziehungsweise Phasenverschiebung; von W. F. Ogburn (»Social change«, 1922) geprägte Bezeichnung für das von ihm erkannte krisenhafte Phänomen… … Universal-Lexikon
cultural lag — or culture lag n. the failure of one aspect of a cultural complex to keep pace with the changes in some other related aspect, as the failure of social institutions to keep pace with the rapid advances in science … English World dictionary
Cultural lag — The term cultural lag refers to the notion that culture takes time to catch up with technological innovations, and that social problems and conflicts are caused by this lag. Subsequently, cultural lag does not only apply to this idea only, but… … Wikipedia
cultural lag — noun : a relatively slower advance or change of one aspect of a culture; especially : the slower development of nonmaterial as contrasted with material or technological culture traits * * * Sociol. slowness in the rate of change of one part of a… … Useful english dictionary
cultural lag — Sociol. slowness in the rate of change of one part of a culture in relation to another part, resulting in a maladjustment within society, as from the failure of the nonmaterial culture to keep abreast of developments in the material culture. Also … Universalium
cultural lag — A concept and theory developed by William F. Ogburn as part of a wider theory of technological evolutionism . It suggests that there is a gap between the technical development of a society and its moral and legal institutions. The failure of the… … Dictionary of sociology
Cultural jet lag — Contents 1 Origin and definition 2 Who is affected by cultural jet lag? 3 Symptoms and characteristics 4 Particularity of CJL vs. other common … Wikipedia
culture lag — cultural lag or culture lag noun A slower rate of cultural change in one part of a society compared with the whole, or in one society compared with others • • • Main Entry: ↑culture * * * culture lag, = cultural lag. (Cf. ↑cultural lag) … Useful english dictionary
lag — I n. 1) a cultural; time lag 2) jet lag II v. (D; intr.) to lag behind; in (she lagged behind the others) * * * [læg] time lag in (she lagged behind the others) (D; intr.) to lag behind a cultural jet lag … Combinatory dictionary