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Touting Activities as Lifestyles

Touting Activities as Lifestyles

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James F. Richardson
Sep 02, 2023
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I wrote recently about the concept of “lifestyle” and its origins in the field of psychotherapy, its elaboration by marketers, and its morphing into an everyday English word of critical relevance in a hyper-individualist society like ours.

The proliferation of lifestyle possibilities in liberal democracies like America doe…

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