The concept of lifestyle: a review

Veal, A. J.

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“…Despite the extensive and growing literature on the topic (Veal, 1993, lifestyle is far from being a fully-fledged theoretical and empirical tool: it is work in progress. Over the last thirty years the idea has had a somewhat marginal existence alongside mainstream sociological leisure theory.…”

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“…Mommaas (1999) related the concept to the work of Veblen, Weber and Simmel; Critcher appeared to modify his earlier position in suggesting that lifestyle was one of a number of "middle range" concepts which should be explored in leisure studies (Critcher, 1992, p. 120); a number of contributions to the discussion were made by Paré (1992Paré ( , 1993; Rojek (1997, p. 388) suggested that the concept had survived some of its structural feminist critiques; and a substantial review of the concept was published in the journal Leisure Studies (Veal, 1993). In a book-length treatment of the subject, David Chaney concluded that:…”

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“…It then reviews some of the more recent contributions to leisure theory, notably those by Roberts and Rojek, and explores the relationships between these developments and the concept of lifestyle. The aim in the paper is not to rehearse the features of the concept of lifestyle, which has been done extensively elsewhere (Veal, 1993, but to explore the relationship between the concept of lifestyle and what might be termed mainstream leisure theory.…”

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Leisure, Culture and Lifestyle

Veal

2001

Loisir et Société

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Dans cet article, nous étudions la place qu’occupe le concept de lifestyle (mode de vie) dans les études sur le loisir, à partir de trois ouvrages publiés récemment. Dans Leisure and Contemporary Society, Ken Roberts (1999) conclut que le mode de vie n’a pas sa place comme concept-clé dans les études sur le loisir puisqu’il n’a pas remplacé les facteurs tels que l’âge, le genre et la classe sociale lorsqu’il s’agit de procurer aux individus un sentiment d’identité. Dans Leisure and Culture, Chris Rojek (2000) analyse les traits distinctifs dominants du corpus théorique de l’étude / la sociologie des loisirs au cours des 30 dernières années et il est d’avis que l’étude des cultures, bien qu’elle ait grandement influencé les études sur le loisir, s’est en pratique préoccupé des classes sociales. Ainsi il est d’avis qu’un nouveau regard sur la culture permettrait à l’étude / la sociologie des loisirs de faire un pas en avant. Steven Miles (2000), dans Youth Lifestyles in a Changing World, suggère que le concept de sous-culture, auquel on a eu traditionnellement recours dans les études portant sur la jeunesse, a été compromis du fait qu’il était associé aux paradigmes structurels néo-marxistes de la tradition des études sur la culture des années 80 et 90 et que, par conséquent, c’est le concept de lifestyle qui conviendrait davantage à l’étude de la vie des jeunes d’aujourd’hui. À la lumière de ces récentes publications et d’autres contributions récentes à la théorie des loisirs, il ressort de cet article que le concept de lifestyle demeure utile et qu’il peut largement contribuer à faire progresser la réflexion dans le domaine des études sur le loisir.This paper examines the place of the concept of lifestyle in leisure studies in the light of three recent publications. In Leisure and Contemporary Society Ken Roberts (1999) concludes that lifestyle is not a key concept for leisure studies because it has not replaced factors such as age, gender and social class in providing individuals with a sense of identity. In Leisure and Culture, Chris Rojek (2000) reviews the distinctive features of the dominant theoretical paradigms of leisure studies/leisure sociology over the last thirty years, and suggests that, while cultural studies has had a major influence on leisure studies, in practice it has been preoccupied with class. He therefore suggests that a renewed focus on culture could provide a way forward for leisure studies/leisure sociology. Steven Miles (2000), in Youth Lifestyles in a Changing World, argues that the concept of subculture, traditionally used in studies of youth, has been compromised by its association with the structural, neo-Marxist paradigms of the cultural studies tradition of the 1980s and 1990s, and that therefore the term lifestyle is a more suitable concept for studying the lives of young people today. In the light of these and other recent contributions to leisure theory, the paper therefore argues that the concept of lifestyle remains a useful concept which can make a significant contribution t...

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2001

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“…The literature has revealed different research approaches to lifestyle, including psychological, sub-cultural, market research and psychographics, socialist lifestyles, spatial, gender, consumer culture and so on (Veal, 1991). The definition of lifestyle by Veal (1991, p. 19) is that, "lifestyle is the pattern of individual and social behaviour characteristic of an individual or a group".…”

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“…The word 'lifestyle' is one of the most commonly used terms in modern English with more than 30 different definitions (Veal, 1991(Veal, , 1993. Descriptions of this concept can be found in the disciplines of psychology, sociology, health, economics, marketing, consumer behaviour, leisure and tourism.…”

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The importance of food in vacation decision-making: Involvement, lifestyles and destination activity preferences of international Slow Food members

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Food is an important topic in the field of tourism, and has also been studied in many other disciplines. While most tourism literature considers food as an important motivating factor to travel, researchers such as McKercher, Okumus, and Okumus (2008) have suggested that the methods used to study food tourists do not examine the reasons for travel; instead they provide only tenuous causal relationships between actions (visiting a food destination) and motives (wanting to eat food).Thus, a more holistic approach to studying food tourists is required to better define the relationship between tourists' motivation to travel to a destination and their participation in food-related experiences. Therefore, this study examines the vacation decision-making of a group of Slow Food members with a high interest in food in terms of how they select their vacation destinations and their activities in those destinations.Vacation decision-making is a complex process with different stages. Of the different decisionmaking models available to study this process, the FLAG (fits-like-a-glove) theory was adopted as the framework in this study. This model has a naturalistic approach that considers decision-making as a process, and that each individual's decision is influenced by their past experiences (Woodside, 2006). While many underlying variables influence decision-making, two that require further investigation are involvement and lifestyle.This study aimed to understand how food is important in the vacation decision-making of Slow Food members; thus, it examined Slow Food members' destination activity preferences based on their involvement and lifestyle. The Slow Food movement is a non-profit foundation with over 20 years of history and over 100,000 members in 150 countries around the world. The philosophy of Slow Food is based on acquiring 'good, clean and fair' food. "Good food is defined as being tasty and diverse, and produced in such a way as to maximise its flavour and connections to a geographic and cultural region. Clean food is sustainable, helping to preserve rather than destroy the environment, while fair food is produced in socially sustainable ways that emphasise social justice and fair wages" (Schneider, 2008, p. 390).In order to achieve its aim and objectives, the study adopted a mixed methods exploratory research approach. In Phase 1, 40 interviews were conducted with international Slow Food members from four continents to identify their vacation decision-making, food-related lifestyle, travel lifestyle and destination activity preferences. Data analysed in Phase 1 was used in the development of a destination activity preferences scale included in Phase 2. In Phase 2, an online survey of Slow Food members and an on-site survey of non-Slow Food participants were carried out. These surveys iii collected 337 valid responses from international Slow Food members and 207 valid responses from non-Slow Food participants.Thematic analysis was employed to analyse the qualitative data collected in Phase 1 assisted by ...

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Strategic Lifestyle Management in Later Life: Swedish Lifestyle Movers in Malta Seeking the ‘Best of Both Worlds’

Åkerlund

2015

Population Space and Place

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In affluent societies, an active choice of lifestyle is increasingly becoming an option. With increased possibilities for mobility, opportunities to lead a good life can be accessed across global space. However, lifestyle management is largely directed and constrained by structural frameworks, and movers have to allocate resources and experience in order to manoeuvre structures and make optimal lifestyle choices. This paper explores how residential mobility may be used as a resource to gain access to opportunities. Based on thematic analysis of in-depth interviews, this is performed by exploring the experiences of Swedish lifestyle movers in Malta, in their tailoring of mobility practices that allow them to enjoy opportunities for the good life in both countries. The research questions that have guided this study are as follows: (a) What does the good life comprise? (b) How are structural frameworks surrounding opportunities for lifestyle management perceived by movers? and (c) In what ways do movers actively tailor their mobility practices to achieve the good life? The results show that movers are highly engaged in tailoring their access to opportunities through place fixity, such as permanent residency and social integration, and through routinised and timed mobility practices.

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The concept of lifestyle: a review

Cited by 117 publications

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Leisure, Culture and Lifestyle

Leisure, Culture and Lifestyle

The importance of food in vacation decision-making: Involvement, lifestyles and destination activity preferences of international Slow Food members

Strategic Lifestyle Management in Later Life: Swedish Lifestyle Movers in Malta Seeking the ‘Best of Both Worlds’

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