Lifestyle (sociology)

Lifestyle, way of life or lifestyle colloquially known the way of life. In sociology different lifestyle concepts have been developed in medicine, it 's about the health aspects of the particular lifestyle.

Term

Characteristics

Lifestyle appears here as a label for specific recognizable combinations of leisure preferences (eg what kind of music you can hear ), but also for business or family for a style that reduces the social distance between the respective nurses that style (or reliance on the reactions of the other increases ) or to any other increases ( the so-called "invisible barriers" erected ). This refers to characteristics such as living style, clothes, voice gesture whereabouts. An example of a distinctive lifestyle for example, was the dandy. Today, in addition to the black scene, for example, the LOHAS (Lifestyle of Health and Sustainability ) is cited as a new life style type.

With the lifestyle attributes associated which define a person of another, or connect with others. Thus, a lifestyle to be part of a cultural movement, even an expression of political protest. He can also enjoy the joy of life and embody and thereby be apolitical.

Typical lifestyles subcultures can be assigned, such as those of the hippies, punks, rockers and mods. A less than subculture designated lifestyle is the dandies and the Playboys. Even " simple life " is an example of a way of life.

Lifestyle is particularly addressed by the advertising or even created. The lifestyle is a very important economic factor, namely by ensuring for consumption and thus for growth. Lifestyles are changing, for example, pressing the Mode ( in the apparel sector, as in many others) and therefore brings sustainable movement in the economy.

With the borrowed from the Anglo-American expression lifestyle lifestyles particularly in youth cultural spectrum are referred to, as well as lifestyles that are strongly oriented towards hedonism, luxury and consumption or associations of are "stylish" connected. The term lifestyle refers in a very comprehensive way, the " stylish" appearance of a person and closes his behavior and his leisure habits with a. This makes it a far above the styling of clothes and body ( body styling, makeup, tattoos, tanning, etc.) also oriented concept. The term "lifestyle" differs in meaning from the shading term " lifestyle " approximately in the same way as "Style" of "style".

Lifestyle internet offers or lifestyle magazines comprise principally evidence of parties, entertainment and entertainment events, clubs, restaurants, fashion, etc.

Social and structural theories Lifestyle

A general definition for sociological use of the word lifestyle is supplied by Stefan Hradil:

" A lifestyle is [ ... ] the recurring overall context of the behaviors, interactions, opinions, knowledge stocks and evaluative settings of a man" ( Hradil 2005: 46).

As an example of this group of theories can Bourdieu theory of social inequality (Bourdieu 1987) are listed. There lifestyle is conditioned by a certain social position ( class position ). This situation generates a specific behavioral disposition ( habitus ), which manifests itself in certain cultural practices in man ( according to Fox -Hein Ritz 1995).

Culturally oriented lifestyle theories

Exemplary of an oriented more to individual choice of a lifestyle orientation newer representatives of cultural studies can be mentioned. If for modern man 's whole life to an individually were responsible for " experience project", will social situation and freely selectable lifestyle seem to decouple. However, this requires that the material resources and marginalized groups to participate in the adventure market and participate in the lifestyle group just enough. This participation is subjectively more important, the more the people are excluded "work" of participation in the experience. Examples are the punk culture, goth scene, rappers, and many facets of pop culture.

Lifestyle in Individual Psychology

The individual psychology of Alfred Adler approach of depth psychology, called the typical finality of an individual 's lifestyle.