Whether informed that research has supported the value of cosmetic surgery for increasing self-esteem or informed that the research has found that cosmetic surgery actually decreases self-esteem, most people would consider the findings to be not very surprising. this best illustrates the power of:

It could be anything, recent improvements in technology/telecommunication/internet have increased the pace of globalization.generally, it has something to do with technology. globalization means that people around the world are brought together through technology which speeds things up. so maybe some of those options could be correct. : )