The nature of the relative deprivation makes people venture into movements, especially when what has been denied has brought some sense of inequality. Moreover, the aspect of the movement is also initiated by the stoppage of the flow of normally regarding development that has been the main theme and a boost of life (McGregor, Hayes, & Prentice, 2015)
Ideally, terrorists will always fight for "what they believe in." the acts of terrorism have rocked the world in different forms and places (Pearson, 2015)
Thus, the national identity is significant since its attributes are shared by the people, and are practiced by the same people. In the meantime, the people become homogeneous to the guidelines to be followed to make life better at all times (Postmes et al
The Role of Religion in Identity Formation Seol (2010) has done a research on the influence of the religious activities and specifically religion on the nature of the identity formed by the people. From the study, he noted a positive relationship between the identity and religion among adolescents, which also transcends to the later stages of life in adults (Pratt, 2015)
Besides, a truth comes from the opposite of this where the present identity influences on the education and academics in a person. Interplays between identity and the scholastic achievements in a person are commonplace (Reicher, 2004)
In fact, the teachings of a certain ethnic group might be against the teachings of another ethnic group, yet they become the code of life for the people in such a group. Thus, aspects of radicalization are also present even with people possessing ethnic identity (Schori-Eyal, & Kruglanski, 2015)
For instance, the Islam religion is premised on Quranic teachings while Christianity on the Bible. These two religions will initiate two different identities among the people, and will always cause the identity to be nurtured and maintained throughout the time of engagement in these religious movements (Seol, 2010)
Of most importance from this study is the fact that identity is a driving force in the life of a person. It is from the nature of the identity and its attributes that one can formulate the behaviors, actions, and even the feelings of a person (Smith, 2008)
The context of the identities is generated for the religion accustomed by the person. The spiritual context that derives the nature of the identity is also realized from the religion in place (Thomas et al
The different pieces of identity formation take place within a person in the form of sense to be unique, the sense to be continuous, together with the sense to be affiliated. The process of formation of identity influences the individual identity through the mechanisms, which the person thinks, or perceives his life while independent (van Stekelenburg, 2014)
The sociocultural factors that influence on identity formation are broad in detail and have an adverse historical and social context. For instance, when the adolescent is young, they have a tendency to adapt easily to a religious or a job teaching (Wilner & Dubouloz, 2010)