The concept of lifestyle: Theoretical Study

Authors : Abdullah Kurshid ABDULLAH, Shahlaa Wali JABBAR

Pages : 350-364

Doi:10.21600/ijoks.454453

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Publication Date : 2018-08-25

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This paper tries to investigate lifestyle concept, as lifestyle has been a hot topic to research on by sociologists, psychologists, anthropologists and medical experts due to its important role on the social, cultural, psychological and political aspects of life. The different experts have studied the concept in a different lens; this academic effort looks at it sociologically. The concept occurred in the modern era that includes the variables of social classes, options, and individual behaviors, in which led identity creation. Moreover, it also discusses modernity and its era, such as; development, mass production equipment, technology and increasing social, cultural and symbolic capitals. Those interrelated concepts led to have a different lifestyle and identity.
Keywords : Lifestyle, Modernity, Distinction, Consumption, Social Class