Life Style

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-015712

A characteristically different way of living which may be an individual variant within the cultural main stream or may be an individual expres-sion 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 com-mon for a given culture is sometimes referred to as the "mainstream life style" and those which are uncommon (culturally unusual, atypical) as "alter-native (or subculture) life styles". (L. W.)

Table 1. Record
Identifier	MLC-T-ENV-015712
Field	Environment
References	USDA Forest Service Wildland Planning Glossary

Record as JSON

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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-015712",
  "term": "Life Style",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "A characteristically different way of living which may be an individual variant within the cultural main stream or may be an individual expres-sion 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 com-mon for a given culture is sometimes referred to as the \"mainstream life style\" and those which are uncommon (culturally unusual, atypical) as \"alter-native (or subculture) life styles\". (L. W.)",
  "references": [
    "USDA Forest Service Wildland Planning Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/life-style/"
}

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