Document Type : Original Article
Authors
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PhD student in sociology, ،Tehran Markazi Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
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Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
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Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
10.22034/scart.2023.140176.1419
Abstract
Lifestyle as spectrum of behaviors governed by unifying principle covers an area of life that is observable among a group of people in society. It is not necessarily recognizable to everyone, except for the social researcher who differentiates between it and the rest of spectrum of behaviors in a given society. The method of qualitative research is based on thematic analysis of data according to principles of phenomenological approach. The required data is result of a semi-structured interview with 21 young women living in Tehran who were part of Y generation. The method of selecting the participants is purposeful, available and determining their number upon reaching saturation stage has been determined.
The findings show that Individualistic lifestyle as one of three styles (individualistic, Consumerist and religious), a style based on freely choosing type of clothing and hijab, having different and independent times without family, drinking or recreational use of alcoholic beverages and focusing on It is on individual progress and self-actualization. It can be concluded that this lifestyle which sometimes contradicts religious and legal patterns in country, the participants try to follow their taste and choice, despite restrictions and structures governing society. In their individualistic lifestyle, these women are searching fun with friends and traveling without family.
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