Although all the faculty members of Acadia University have new state-of-the-art computers, several professors refuse to use them and even replaced them with personal typewriters. This is an example of ________.
A) cultural diffusion
B) cultural contracts
C) cultural lag
D) cultural reformulation

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This situation represents cultural lag, which occurs when technological advancements or cultural changes occur more rapidly than an individual or a group's ability to adapt to them. The professors who refuse to use the new computers are experiencing a lag in their ability to adapt to the new technology, and are relying on the familiarity of the typewriter.

Although All the Faculty Members of Acadia University Have New