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Cultural Change and Integration

Author: Paul Hannan

Source: Intro Music by Mark Hannan; Public Domain Images from www.clker.com; Public Domain

Video Transcript
Terms to Know
Cultural Integration

The idea that a cultural system is cohesive and systematic; when one element of a culture changes, other elements are likely to change with it.

Cultural Lag

Some parts of a culture change faster than others, causing disruptions and adjustments in the system.

Technology

Any useful tool or skill. Technology is more than just "high tech" computers and electronics, which are things that we commonly think of today when we hear the term. A simple hammer and nail was at one point a revolutionary technology. Looking at technology as any useful tool or skill introduces a historical component to the concept.