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Your 83-year-old grandmother has been using a computer for some time now. As a way to keep in touch, you frequently send emails of a few lines to let her know about your day. She calls after every email to respond point by point, but she has never emailed a response back. This can be viewed as an example of:Question 23Select one:a.cultural lagb.innovationc.ethnocentricityd.xenophobia

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Your 83-year-old grandmother has been using a computer for some time now. As a way to keep in touch, you frequently send emails of a few lines to let her know about your day. She calls after every email to respond point by point, but she has never emailed a response back. This can be viewed as an example of:Question 23Select one:a.cultural lagb.innovationc.ethnocentricityd.xenophobia

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This scenario can be viewed as an example of a. cultural lag. Cultural lag refers to the phenomenon where technological advancements or changes in society occur faster than the changes in the rules and norms of the culture that go along with those advancements or changes. In this case, while the grandmother has adopted the technology of using a computer and receiving emails, she has not fully adapted to the norm of responding to emails digitally, instead choosing to respond via phone call.

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