Which of the following illustrates the spirit of the statement : “There is a gap between technological…
The statement that there is a gap between rapid technological development (material culture) and slower moral and legal institutional adjustments (non-material culture)…
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Which of the following illustrates the spirit of the statement : “There is a gap between technological development of society (material aspects) and its moral and legal institutions (non material aspects)”.
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The statement that there is a gap between rapid technological development (material culture) and slower moral and legal institutional adjustments (non-material culture) directly illustrates the sociological concept of 'Cultural lag', coined by William F. Ogburn in 1922.
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