William F. Ogburn, Social Change with Respect to Culture and Original Nature

Authors

Rudi Volti, Pitzer CollegeFollow

Document Type

Article

Program

Sociology (Pitzer)

Publication Date

2004

Keywords

William F. Ogburn, Social Change, cultural lag, technology

Abstract

When the Society for the History of Technology was formed in 1958, its founders hoped that the new organization would provide a multidisciplinary home for scholars concerned with the historical interactions of technology, society, and culture. One indication of the society's intellectual eclecticism was the name of its journal, Technology and Culture. Another was the selection of a sociologist, William Fielding Ogburn (1886-1959), to serve as the society's first president. Ogburn's interests and scholarly pedigree certainly gave him the proper credentials; unfortunately, he died before he was able to take office.

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© 2004 The Society for the History of Technology

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DOI

10.1353/tech.2004.0107

Recommended Citation

Volti, Rudi. “Classics Revisited: William F. Ogburn, Social Change with Respect to Culture and Original Nature,” Technology and Culture, 45, 2, (April 2004). doi: 10.1353/tech.2004.0107