In the 1990s, scholars began to study the impact of globalization on national cultures. The text states that one effect of globalization on national cultures was the "homogenization" of popular music. What is the most likely reason why the writer included this sentence in the passage?
","stem_html":"The author most likely included the sentence about the "homogenization" of popular music to
","rationale_html":"The sentence about the "homogenization" of popular music provides an example of a specific effect of globalization on national cultures, thus supporting the larger claim that globalization has had a significant impact on national cultures.
","correct_answer":["A"],"has_media":false,"has_mathml":false,"has_table":false,"source_created_at":null,"source_updated_at":null,"options":[{"label":"A","content_html":"provide evidence for the claim that globalization has had a significant impact on national cultures.
","ord":0},{"label":"B","content_html":"illustrate the ways in which globalization can create a sense of global unity.
","ord":1},{"label":"C","content_html":"compare and contrast the effects of globalization on different aspects of culture.
","ord":2},{"label":"D","content_html":"explain the reasons why some people believe that globalization is a negative phenomenon.
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