A sociologist conducts a study about the ways in which globalization produces "compression of time and space." Which setting is best for observing this process?
A) a call center in India that relies on Internet-based telecommunications infrastructure
B) a yoga class in Canada where yoga, an Eastern practice, is used as a fitness and beauty regimen
C) an impoverished village in Rwanda where the effects of the Rwandan genocide are still being experienced
D) a board meeting of an international governmental organization where power elites make decisions

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The observation of compression of time and space is best seen in a setting where technology and communication play a significant role. The call center in India, relying on Internet-based telecommunications infrastructure, would provide insight into the effects of globalization on communication and how it has compressed time and space. The other settings may have different aspects of globalization, but they do not necessarily illustrate the concept of compression of time and space as directly as the call center in India.

A Sociologist Conducts a Study About the Ways in Which