6. Match the words from the left column with their definitions on the right:

   to compete	a. existing or available in large quantities
   to subordinate	b. to not have any or enough of something you need or want
   to evaluate	c. something you consider likely to be true even though you have no proof
   to fluctuate	d. to try to be more successful than other companies or people in business
   to predict	e. to be caused by something
   to facilitate	f. done according to an arrangement by which you do something for someone who does the same thing for you
   to stem from	g. the way in which two or more people or groups behave towards each other
   to lack	h. to exercise one’s power or authority over somebody to make him feel inferior
   reciprocal	i. to say what you think will happen in the future
   abundant	j. to think carefully about something before making a judgment about its value, importance or quality
   uneven	k. not smooth, not the same in the size or length, not fairly balanced, not happening or appearing in a regular pattern
   assumption	l. to change frequently
   to oversimplify	m. to make it possible or easier for something to happen
   relationship	n. to explain or consider something in a way that makes it seem more simply than it really is

7. Complete the following sentences using the text:

1. The difference in rates of culture change led Ogburn … .

2. Invention of the automobile freed … , made it possible for men … , and … easier.

3. The period of culture lag is defined as … .

4. The directional character of change in material culture is … .

5. … , received most emphasis in the work of W. Ogburn.

6. Within this century, life … .

7. Material inventions bring … .

8. The concept of culture lag … with the definition of … .

9. Some sociologists see some kind of … between material and nonmaterial culture and if the balance … by the appearance of new material objects, the resulting … is defined … .

10. The relationship between material and nonmaterial culture is … as … .

8. What meaning does the suffix “ship” add to the following words? Translate them into Russian. Use them in English sentences of your own:

friend, dictator, leader, member, scholar, relation.