cultural lag

or culture lag

noun Sociology.

slowness in the rate of change of one part of a culture in relation to another part, resulting in a maladjustment within society, as from the failure of the nonmaterial culture to keep abreast of developments in the material culture.

Words nearby cultural lag

cultural capital, cultural cringe, cultural diversity, cultural exchange, cultural imperialism, cultural lag, cultural pluralism, cultural relativity, cultural revolution, cultural revolution, great proletarian, cultural sociology

British Dictionary definitions for cultural lag

cultural lag

culture lag

noun

the difference in the rate of change between two parts of a culture