Lifestyle

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-003767",
  "term": "Lifestyle",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A characteristically different way of living which may be an individual variant within the cultural main stream or may be an individual expression of a subculture. \"Life styles\" are generally expressed through the means of economic sustenance, dwelling site and type, types of group associations, and social practices such as family form, religious practices, sexual mores, and style of dress, type of diet, etc. The \"life style\" which is most common for a given culture is sometimes referred to as the \"mainstream life style\" and those which are uncommon (culturally unusual, atypical) as \"alternative (or subculture) life styles\".",
  "synonyms": [
    "life style"
  ],
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "behavior",
    "human behavior",
    "eating habits",
    "health behavior",
    "smoking (habit)",
    "social environment",
    "drug abuse",
    "physical activity",
    "sexual behavior",
    "risk behavior",
    "alcohol abuse",
    "sedentary lifestyle"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Schwarz, Charles F.; Thor, Edward C.; Elsner, Gary H. 1976. Wildland planning glossary. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-13. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "estilo de vida"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/lifestyle/"
}