This could be Character (can also be trait or temperament) <span>
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Answer: Uncle Burton is a <u>laggard</u> in the diffusion of innovation process for telephones.
Explanation:
Uncle Burton is a laggard because he has refused to adopt the new technologies in the field of communications. Some people prefer to use devices they are used to than new ones even if they have to pay more for them. Maybe they do it because they consider new ones quite difficult to use or they are just focused on traditions. In general, elderly people are in this category.
I think that yes, it could be an example of diverting peer pressure.
If your peers are forcing you to smoke, but you don't want to, you could say this and hope that this would be a sufficient answer, it diverts your unwillingness to smoke to your parents, and so the conflict with a peer is also diffused.
