The term refers to the notion that culture takes the time to catch up with technological innovations and that social problems and conflicts are caused by this lag. According to Ogburn, cultural lag is a common societal phenomenon due to the tendency of the material culture to evolve and change rapidly. Cultural lag is seen as a critical ethical issue because failure to develop broad social consensus on appropriate applications of modem technology may lead to a breakdown in social solidarity and the rise of social conflict. ....Read more