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social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > behavior (psychology) > lifestyles
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of organizations, institutions and structure > communities (sociology) > social life > cultural life > lifestyles
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and society > psychology and law > cultural psychology > lifestyles
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > law and courts > law and society > psychology and law > cultural psychology > lifestyles
social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > cultural psychology > lifestyles
... > social science subjects > business and management > marketing (business) > consumer culture > social divisions and social groups in consumer culture > lifestyles

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lifestyles  

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  • Lifestyle is the term that is given for a mode of living adopted by an individual, a group, a nation or a commonwealth of nations. Lifestyles depend on—and, in turn, cocreate—the characteristics of a civilization or a culture within a given space and time. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Studies; Lifestyles]

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