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| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| cultural lag or culture lag | |
| —n | |
| the difference in the rate of change between two parts of a culture | |
| culture lag or culture lag | |
| —n | |
| Main Entry: | cultural lag |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a slower rate of change in one society as compared with others, esp. the failure of the nonmaterial culture to up with developments in the material culture; also called culture lag |
| Example: | Cultural lag is William Ogburn's term for a gap between the technical development of a society (material culture) and its moral and legal institutions (nonmaterial culture). |