When Napster First Enabled Users to Exchange Music Files on the Internet

question 53

Multiple Choice

When Napster first enabled users to exchange music files on the Internet, recording companies cried "foul" even though there were no laws to limit such exchanges. This gap between social norms and technology provides an illustration of what sociologist William Ogburn called __________.

• A)cultural diffusion
• B)cultural lag
• C)cultural division
• D)cultural leveling

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Definitions:

Supply Curve

A graph showing the relationship between the quantity of a good supplied and its price, typically upward sloping.

Movement

A change or development in a particular direction, often referred to in contexts ranging from physical relocation to shifts in opinions or trends.

Supply Curve

represents the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity of that good suppliers are willing to produce and sell, typically upward sloping because higher prices incentivize more production.

Shift

A change in demand or supply where the entire curve moves either right (increase) or left (decrease), signifying changes in market conditions.