In the modern world our lifestyle helps to define our attitudes and values aswell as show our wealth and social position. This clearly written introductionto th... » 

In the modern world our lifestyle helps to define our attitudes and values aswell as show our wealth and social position. This clearly written introductionto the concept of lifestyle offers a concise guide to how the term is used insociological accounts to refer to this modern social form. Lifestyles explores how we should classify lifestyles why they have become more important what precisely constitutes a lifestyle.By reviewing a wide range of published material introducing central themes inthe sociology of modern life examining distinctive styles in social theory andoffering its own original contribution to current debates Lifestyles providesstudents with a much needed overview of this often misused term. «