Journal of Lifestyle

Journal of Lifestyle

The explanation of the diversity of Iranian lifestyles based on the theory of agency - structure

Document Type : Scientific research

Author
Associate Professor and Director of the Department of Social Sciences/ University Research Institute
Abstract
The origin of the diversity of a society's lifestyle is the various historical, social and cultural components of that society. If the society has social and cultural diversity, we cannot talk about a single lifestyle in that society. In Iran, due to the intersection of different cultures and the introduction of cultures and information and communication technologies and virtual social networks, a range of lifestyles has emerged. Therefore, the diversity of Islamic-Iranian lifestyles in the contemporary period can be explained by what reasons? The essay method is a questioning process of successive steps to establish a relationship between social and religious works and the subject of the essay. estentagh Method refers to something that is concluded and a meaning that is not explicitly stated, but can be inferred. Based on the link between agency and structure, it was concluded that two factors are effective in this regard: A confluence of cultures that are present in the Iranian Islamic society; the other is the dominance of one of the contextual conditions in a historical period or among a group or social network. From the personality of the perpetrators to the social and cultural structures and most importantly the new structures of information and communication technology and virtual social networks.
This diversity and multiplicity are also evident in Islamic knowledge and the realization of Islam. It is clear that every religion, including Islam, offers teachings for the lifestyle of its followers. However, how do these religious teachings manifest for individuals living in specific contextual, cultural, and ethnic conditions? It is also evident that the Islamic lifestyle, due to its manifestation in varying contextual conditions across Islamic societies, is diverse and multifaceted. Therefore, one can speak of "Islamic lifestyles" rather than a singular "Islamic lifestyle.
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Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 22 June 2026

  • Receive Date 17 March 2025
  • Revise Date 21 June 2025
  • Accept Date 25 May 2026