Mohammad Hosein Hasani; Mohammad Saeed Zokaei; Aboutorab Talebi; Ali Entezari
Volume 8, Issue 1 , Spring 2017, , Pages 23-44
Abstract
Considerable research has been done on the subject of lifestyle in recent years, but they experience poor conceptualization, confusing concept of lifestyle with close concepts and less attention to the consistency of levels of analysis. This article aims refining the conceptual space of lifestyle and ...
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Considerable research has been done on the subject of lifestyle in recent years, but they experience poor conceptualization, confusing concept of lifestyle with close concepts and less attention to the consistency of levels of analysis. This article aims refining the conceptual space of lifestyle and providing a precise conceptualization of cultural lifestyle. For this purpose, using documentary method and conceptual analysis techniques, the conceptual space and the relationship between culture, subculture, consumption and lifestyle are examined and then analyzing common aspects of definitions, a clearer definition of lifestyle and cultural lifestyle has been provided. The findings suggest that lifestyle means patterns of daily activities deal with cultural, social and material consumption and production and is correlated and overlaps partially or totally with concepts such as culture, subculture and consumption. Lifestyle is divided in three categories of cultural, social and economic segregation. While the social lifestyle is concerned with social production and consumption, the economic lifestyle is including material consumption and production and cultural lifestyle means pattern of everyday actions aimed at production and consumption of symbolic content.
Majid Elyasi; Fatemeh Pardedar; Soudeh Torshizi; Gholamreza Khoshfar; Majid Denko
Volume 2, Issue 2 , Winter 2012, , Pages 55-76
Abstract
The present study investigates the factors influencing the consumption of cultural goods among the young people. The main objective of this study was to identify the role the social and individual factors such as age, gender, occupation, education, leisure time and socio-economic status play in the consumption ...
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The present study investigates the factors influencing the consumption of cultural goods among the young people. The main objective of this study was to identify the role the social and individual factors such as age, gender, occupation, education, leisure time and socio-economic status play in the consumption of cultural goods among young people. The study was conducted in the form of a survey in which 400 young people were randomly selected from a population of 96429 people ranging from 18 to 29 years old from Gorgan. Random cluster sampling was used in this study and main instrument of data collection was a researcher-made questionnaire. Data analysis was done through using the right statistical methods on the basis of measuring variables. Findings and results show that there are significant differences between gender and consumption of cultural goods. Furthermore the findings display that men consume more cultural goods than women. Moreover, there are significant differences between educational level, age, socio-economic status, leisure time and the consumption of cultural goods.
