Patterns and conditions of health lifestyles in the United States and West Germany

The present project explores patterns of lifestyle that express people's health conduct. A comparative approach is taken that utilizes cross-national data from the U.S. and West Germany. The study seeks to contribute to the theoretical as well as empirical knowledge on modern lifestyles in general and health lifestyles in particular. At the beginning a comprehensive definition of health lifestyle is introduced. Next, a theoretical frame is provided that links basic stratification and consumer culture theories with health lifestyles. Selected lines of thought from M. Weber, Th. Veblen and C. W. Mills are drawn together for their contribution to a socio-structural understanding of lifestyle. Those classical ideas are then related to contemporary theories on consumer culture, lifestyle, and body management as explicated by M. Featherstone, P. Bourdieu and B. S. Turner.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Sociology

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Abel, Thomas

• Health Sciences, Public Health
• Sociology, Public and Social Welfare
• Education, Health

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1989 Abel, Thomas

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

AAI8924751
(UMI)AAI8924751

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/19475