Explain How Globalizing Forces Shape Our Identity

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Globalizing forces and my identity

How these forces shape my identity :

Trade:

Trade is buying, selling or exchanging good. Trade is a major force of globalization and is practiced around the whole world. My family's background is from Pakistan and we are a religious and traditional family.Trade helps shape my individual and our collective identity by letting us have access to different types of traditional and religious clothing of our choice. The trade also allows us to prepare and eat almost any traditional dish that we used to eat back home in Pakistan.

Communication technology:

Communication technology is any type of technology that allows you to communicate from one area to another. There are many different programs/devices that are used for communication(cell phones, skype, Viber, facebook etc.). Communication technology allows me to stay connected to my family and relatives in Pakistan which had a great impact on me to make me who I am today. It also allows me to stay connected to my religion by letting me read my religious book the Quran to my Quran teacher.

Media: …show more content…

60% of the whole world has a media account. Media has brought many lives into matter and has helped raise awareness of issues that are of great importance. Media is one of the most important parts of my life and my individual identity. Media has a great impact in my life because I use media on a daily basis eg(facebook, youtube.etc) so without them my life would be completely different from what it is today. Media helps me stay connected to my religion through youtube. It also helps me learn and act according to my religion and learn about issues that are affecting my collective so I can try to act in a way that doesn’t involve those