Factors that help to form a person’s identity.

Write an article for the online magazine people and society, discussing what factors help to form a person’s identity. Bring up different aspects and support you discussion with examples from your own experience. You can also use the mind map from the opposite page.
In you article you should discuss some of the following questions, but you can also bring up ideas of your own:
What factors help form an identity? Choose 3-4 factors that you find interesting.
In what way can these factors have positive influence on forming an identity? Why?
In what way can these factors have a negative influence on forming an identity? Why?
How can one’s identity change over time in different situation?