The success of both Senator Bernie Sanders, and Trump's campaigns in 2016 elections suggested that rapid changes in information technology, and fast globalization, could spark mass reactions against economic globalization because __________.
a. they increased awareness of the growing economic inequality associated with recent economic globalization
b. with increasing economic globalization came increasing social and political globalization
c. social media increased social globalization through network effects
d. Internet access was relatively inexpensive, and social media had been developed, allowing for ease of organization
Answer: c. social media increased social globalization through network effects
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