Practice question · Match the pairs
Match each concept of change to its definition.
- Cultural lag
- Social movement
- Diffusion
- Tipping point
- Norms and law trailing behind material change
- Where spread becomes self-sustaining
- Organized collective push for or against change
- Change spreading across groups and societies
Hints
- Separate the lag from the push from the spread.
- One concept names the point where spread becomes self-sustaining.
Show the answer
- Cultural lag → Norms and law trailing behind material change
- Social movement → Organized collective push for or against change
- Diffusion → Change spreading across groups and societies
- Tipping point → Where spread becomes self-sustaining
Why
Ogburn’s lag, the movement’s push, diffusion’s spread, and the threshold where spread ignites, the mechanics of societies changing course.
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