Ogburn, William - (1886â1959) A sociologist who coined the popular term culture lag, which refers to the tendency of changes in nonmaterial culture to happen more slowly than those in material culture.
BP oil spill: The environmental impact one year on. In April 2010, the Deepwater Horizon explosion in the Gulf of Mexico killed 11 people and resulted in 4.9m barrels of oil being discharged, threatening marine life and hundreds of miles of coastline.
BP plc, also referred to by its former name British Petroleum, is one of the world 's seven  supermajor  oil and gas companies.P is the second largest producer of oil and gas and the largest leaseholder in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. The company produces roughly 10% of its global output in the region, over 252,000 barrels per day (40,100 m 3 /d) of oil equivalent. Of the seven largest drilling platforms in the Gulf, four are operated by BP.