Lifestyle Society: New Implications for Class, Belonging, and Cultural Identity

Lifestyle Society offers a compelling exploration of how lifestyles have become the central organizing principle of contemporary social life, reshaping traditional understandings of class, identity, and social differentiation.Moving beyond rigid class structures, the book argues that lifestyles function as dynamic forms of symbolic stratification, expressed through consumption, cultural preferences, and everyday practices. Structured across four parts and ten interconnected chapters, the book combines strong theoretical grounding with rich empirical illustrations.It engages with key sociological perspectives-from Weber to Bourdieu-while examining how consumerism, media, and algorithmic environments actively shape lifestyle formation.Particular attention is given to the role of symbolic capital, taste, and habitus in structuring social hierarchies in late modern societies.The book further explores how lifestyles are embodied in concrete domains, including celebrity culture, leisure prac