##  [Cultural Lag](/index.php/cultural-lag) 

  ##  [Cultural Lag](https://social.quantumdictionary.io/cultural-lag-0) 

  

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Definition

A temporal mismatch in which material culture (technology, artifacts, economic practices) changes more rapidly than nonmaterial culture (laws, norms, values, institutions), producing social adjustment delays, normative uncertainty, or institutional gaps.