Happiness and Lifestyle

Happiness and lifestyle as two semantic concepts in different domains of human life over history have received considerable attention in the contemporary world. These two concepts have formed a branch of interdisciplinary studies involving all humanities including psychology, sociology, philosophy, law, economics, anthropology, and cultural studies. In this article, based on an analytical and theoretical introduction about relationships between happiness and lifestyle, I will first analyze the concept of happiness from a cultural approach and then characterize the aspects and features of the culture of happiness. I will also investigate the concept of lifestyle and briefly illustrate its relationships with happiness. In this article which is majorly based on my lived experience, I have emphasized the historical and social context of Iranianschr('39') life to comprehend their lifestyle.