ehsan torkashvand; Muhamad Piri; ali haratian
Abstract
Lifes tyle consis ts of intertwinement and networking of the factors that affect s tylesof living of human beings. Lifes tyle, particularly in economic field, can be reinforcingand ...
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Lifes tyle consis ts of intertwinement and networking of the factors that affect s tylesof living of human beings. Lifes tyle, particularly in economic field, can be reinforcingand can increase the power of resis tance if it is in an appropriate shape, otherwise, it cans trengthen the obs tacles on the way forward. The society’s inclination towards consumerismwould inflict huge damages on the economy and culture of the society. The consumptionmodel of every society plays a determining role in the allocation of productionresources, the type of manufactured commodities and the mode of their dis tribution, foroptimum allocation of resources for the production of goods and services, to a great extent,depends on the knowledge of the appropriate model of consumption and its culture. Themain ques tion that raises is as follows: Is it possible to move towards reduction of povertyand depravation by promoting and s trengthening the Islamic lifes tyle of the society?Survey and ques tionnaires were used in this s tudy to collect the necessary data from asample of 425 s tudents of Malayer City through s tratified sampling method. Spearmanand Cramer’s V correlation tes ts were used for the analysis of the data with the help ofSPSS16. The findings of the s tudy show that there is a positive relationship between theIslamic lifes tyle and approach to consumption and saving. Also through an Islamic lifestyle’s approach, one can prevent unnecessary consumptions and have a suitable saving.
