What term did William Ogburn introduce to refer to the period of maladjustment?

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Contemporary cultures have various correlated parts which are continuously changing at different rates. According to economist Thorstein Veblen and sociologist William F. Ogburn, the non-material part of the modern culture lags behind the material, a situation known as a culture lag. The concept and theory of culture lag helps in the identification and analysis of social and psychological problems. It is a significant tool in socioeconomic analysis and policy formation.

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Anyone who feelsdisoriented, uncertain, out of place, even fearful, when immeised in an unfamiliar culture may be experiencing Culture Shock
The term sociologist use to refer to a segment of society that shared distinctive pattern of mores, folkways, and values that differs form the pattern of the larger society. Subculture
Terroist groups are examples of ? Counter cultures
cultural beliefs and practice4s that helpto maintain powerful social, economic,and political interests? Dominant Ideology
Which view of culture became popular in sociology in the United States beginning in the 1950's Functionalist Theory
Which theoretical perspective maintains that stability requires a consensus and the support of society's members? Functionalist Theory
Health, love, and democracy are examples of Values
Patterns of male dominance are reinforced in many societies around the world by Folkways
In the U.S. we often formalize norms into Laws
The statement "Respect your elders,"reflects Norms
According to Sapir-whorf hypothesis Language precedes thought
What term did William Ogburn introduce to refer to the period of maladjustment when the nonmaterial culture is still adapting to new material conditions Culture Lag
The emergence of Starbucks in China represents what aspects of culture? Globalization
What term do sociologist use to refer to the process by which a cultural item spreads form group to group or society to society? Diffusion
The finding of the DNA molecule is an example of Discovery
The process of introducing a new idea or objects to culture is known as. Innovation
People's need for food, shelter and clothing are examples of what Murdock referred to as Culture Universals
Culture is defined as THe totality of learned, socially trasmitted customs, knowledge, material objects, and behavior
Argot Specializedlanguage used by members of a group or subculture.
Billiangualism The use of two or more languages in a particular setting such as the workplace or schoolroom treating each language as equally legitimate.
Counterculture A subculture that deliberatley opposes certain aspects of larger culture
Cultural Relativism The viewing of people's behavior from the perspective of their own culture.
Cultural Universal A common practice or belief found in every culture.
Discovery The process of making known or sharing the existence of an aspect of reality.
Folkway A norm governing everyday behavior whose violation raises comparatively little concern.
Formal Norm A norm that has been written down and that specifies strict punishments for violators.
Informal Norm A norm that is generally understood but not precisely recorded.
Innovation The process of introducing a new idea or object to a culture through discovery or invention.
Invention The combination of existing cultural items into a form that did not exist before
Language An abstract system of word meaning and symbols for all aspects of culture; includes gestures and other nonverbal communication
Law Governmental social control
Material culture The physical or techological aspects of our daily lives
Mores Norms deemed highly necessary to the welfare of a society.
Nonmaterial Culture Ways of using material objects, as well as customs, belif, philosophies, governments and patterns of communication.
Norm An established standard of behavior maintained by a society.
Sanction A penalty or reward for conduct concerning a social norm.
Society A fairly laage number of people who live in the same territoyr, are relatively indepent of peo;le outside it , and participate in a common culture.
Sociobiology The systamatic study of how bilogy affects human social behavior
Subculture A segment of society that shares a distinctive pattern of the larger society.
Technology Cultureral information about how to use the material resources of the environment to staisfy human needs and desires.
Value A collective conception of what is considered good, desirable, and proper or bad, undesirable, and improper in culture.
Evaluating the practices of other cultures on the basis of our own perspective is referred to as Ethnocentrism
Sociobiologist apply this man's principle of natural selection to the study of social behavior Charles Darwin
When one places a priority on understanding other cultures, rather than dismissing them as ' strange' or 'exotic' Cultural relativism

What term did William Ogburn introduce?

In Social Change (1922), he introduced the phrase "cultural lag. " During the 1920s, he represented sociology at the Social Science Research Council.

Which term is used by sociologists to refer to the process by which a material or nonmaterial cultural item is spread from one culture to another?

Diffusion, also known as cultural diffusion, is a social process through which elements of culture spread from one society or social group to another, which means it is, in essence, a process of social change.

What is the term used when one seeks to understand another culture from its perspective?

The opposite of ethnocentrism is cultural relativism, a guiding philosophy stating the best way to understand a different culture is through their perspective rather than judging them from the subjective viewpoints shaped by one's own cultural standards.

What is the term for the process of introducing a new idea or object to a culture?

True, The process of introducing a new idea to a culture is known as innovation. Innovation interests sociologists because of the social consequences that introducing something new can have in any society.