Practice mode Miscellaneous Economics

Doctors, clergy and lawyers today struggle to deal with test-tube babies and surrogate motherhood. Which concept describes this situation?

Correct answer B. Cultural lag

Explanation

William Ogburn's cultural lag describes the gap that opens when material culture, such as reproductive technology, changes faster than the norms, laws and values that regulate it.

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