habibollah najafi

Pier Bourdieu is one of the most prominent theorists in the area of lifestyle, whose works are of the most important resources in this area. The question asked by this paper, in which a descriptive-analytical and library-based method is used, is: what, according to Bourdieu are the real concept of lifestyle and the factors and forces that are effective on its creation, stability and alteration? The findings show that Bourdieu analyzes the concept of lifestyle in conjunction with concepts like; habitus, Capital Square and attitude. He believes that lifestyle are behaviors that are specifically categorized and are the outcome of individual understandings as to the society and their position in various aspects of society. Also lifestyle is systematized activities that is originated from habitus and attitudes of an individual and it has physical reality and it is manifested. While, symbolically lifestyle gives identity to the individuals and groups of the people in society and it is the factor that distinguishes various layers from each other in the society.