What is a Lifestyle?
A lifestyle is a way of life. People choose to live their lives in a certain way and may be defined by their attitudes, habits, interests, and behavior. Alfred Adler once called a lifestyle a form of compensation for a sense of inadequacy. He believed that one's lifestyle is adopted during childhood and is a result of genetic endowment, upbringing, and interpersonal relations within the family. While lifestyles are not measurable, they are...