Thinker
William F. Ogburn
William F. Ogburn is central to 9 previous-year questions, spanning 2011 to 2024 across Paper I. Everything below is drawn from the official papers — the questions themselves, the concepts they test, and where they sit in the syllabus.
9Questions
2011–24Years tested
IPaper
1Syllabus topics
Concepts asked alongside William F. Ogburn
What the examiner actually wants you to know when this name appears.
cultural lag 9technological determinism 7digital divide 4material culture 3non-material culture 3maladjustment 2social change 2anomiediffusiongenerational conflictideational and sensate cultureindustrialisationinformation societymodernisationprotestant ethicrisk societystructural strainvalue change
Where William F. Ogburn appears in the syllabus
Every question on William F. Ogburn
Each links to a full breakdown — how to approach it, a model answer, and the examiner’s perspective.
2013
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