ALTERNATIVELIFESTYLE

Alternative lifestyle

An alternative lifestyle is a lifestyle diverse in respect to mainstream ones, or generally perceived to be outside the cultural norm. Lifestyle is a media culture term derived from that of style in art. Usually, but not always, it implies an affinity or identification within some matching subculture . Some people with alternative lifestyles mix certain elements of various subcultures . Not all minority lifestyles are held to be "alternative"; the term tends to imply newer forms of lifestyle, often based upon enlarged freedoms or a decision to substitute another approach or not enter the usual expected path in most societies.

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alternative lifestyle

Noun

  1. Any lifestyle generally perceived to be outside the norm of its culture.
  2. Homosexuality, or other LGBT identity or behavior.
    Since getting divorced, I’ve been going to bathhouses because I’m interested in exploring an alternative lifestyle.


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