Throughout the history of psychology the argument about the basis of identity has intrigued some of the greatest psychological minds. The question has always been, is nature or nurture the factor that decides a person's identity? In other words, is a person's identity caused by genetic factors or the environment they were brought up in? The question still lingers in today's psychological research, but as a result of the technological age the psychological community has …
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…can communicate with people from all around the world. Our sources for identity building were very limited to our local surroundings until the internet emerged. Now we are forced to navigate through the ominous landscape of a global community. At first these views can be very worrisome, but as we explore the internet"s qualities of exploration and ability to connect people, we find that the internet is wonderful tool for building a globalized identity.