Studying the relation between life style and household objects system from the perspective of Bourdieu in contemporary housing (Case Study: the young couples living in district two, Qazvin)

Subject Areas : Architecture and urbanism

Rana Ayazi ¹ , Maryam Armaghan ² , Sheida Khansari ³

1 - PhD Student of Architecture, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Qazvin Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin, Iran.
2 - PhD of Architecture, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Qazvin Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin, Iran. *(Corresponding Authors)
3 - PhD of Architecture, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Qazvin Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin, Iran.

Received: 2018-12-08 Accepted : 2019-10-16 Published : 2020-12-21

Keywords: Bourdieu's view, Life style, Qazvin, household objects system, social class,

Abstract :

Background and Objective: housing structure has been constantly forming and changing during history and has been influenced by thounsands of phenomena and factors. Life style and aesthetic taste as evidences of living culture form the architecture framework. House, is the place of the formation and presentation of culture and is the most basic space in which every individual experiences his being. The present study is following the effect of living culture in general and life style specifically on household objects system (mentally and functionally) from the perspective of Bourdieu.  Method: the present study is a qualitative research based on descriptive-analytical research method. The population are the young couples living in residential buildings located in district two in Qazvin which 310 persons among them has been chosen randomly. In this study, the researcher’s queastionaire has been used after making sure of its reliability and justifiability and then has been distributed among sample. In order to analyze the data, correlation and regression in spss 22 soft ware has been utilized. Findings: results of the study have shown that there is a positive and meaningful relation between the individuals’ life style and theirs household object system in the sample population. Discussion and Conclusion:  According to the analyses, it seems that the “mode”, i.e. what becomes fashionable throughout a society as a communal model, can play a major role in the system of functional home appliances. This communal taste can affect the selection of colors, furniture, arrangement, type of functional appliances, etc. The family structure in terms of tradition or religious beliefs may also influence the application of abstract objects at home.  

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