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LIFESTYLE AND LIVELIHOOD

Posted on March 12, 2017 by ravikadakko il

LIFESTYLE AND LIVELIHOOD

-RAVI.K

Contents:

Sl. No. Subject

1. Abstract

2. Introduction

3. Aims and Objectives

4. Why this project

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5. Work Plan

6. Methodology

7. Observations

8. Data Analysis

9. Conclusion

10. Results

11. Solution to the problem

12. Future Plan

13. Acknowledgement

14. Reference

Abstract: —

In the last few decades, several man-made unsustainable activities and

interventions have accelerated the problems related to shelter, environment,
food, health, society, culture and working pattern. These problem-areas are
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also associated, linked and guided mainly with lifestyles and livelihoods.
Appropriate lifestyles and livelihoods can help us to move towards a more
healthy, livable and sustainable environment at the household, community and
society level. Hence the sub theme of lifestyle and livelihood assumes
significance.

The idea of this sub theme is to promote the concept of conscious and
cautious involvement of science, technology and innovation to evolve
sustainable lifestyles& livelihoods. The sub theme looks at several concepts
related to the effect of occupational, cultural and environmental changes and
their relations with lifestyles and livelihoods. This subtheme shall in addition to
its focus on the negative impacts also look at the positive impacts on lifestyle
and livelihood and identify these as opportunities for a sustainable future.

A lifestyle typically reflects an individual’s attitudes, way of life, values, or world

view. Therefore, a lifestyle is a means of forging a sense of self and to create
cultural symbols that resonate with personal identity. Not all aspects of a
lifestyle are voluntary. Surrounding social and technical systems can constrain
the lifestyle choices available to the individual and the symbols she/he is able
to project to others and the self.

INTRODUCTION:–

Lifestyles refer to the way we live our lives, what we do, with whom, where,
how and what we used to do earlier. Lifestyles define our identity. We express
our social position, political preferences and psychological aspirations to
others through our lifestyles.

Livelihood comprises of the capabilities, assets and activities required for a

means of living. Livelihood is defined as a means of supporting one’s
existence, especially financially or vocationally.

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Lifestyles and livelihood are mainly driven by certain crucial factors such as
Desires, Needs, Influencers and Motivators. These factors link and define an
individual’s patterns of living, consumption, migration, travel, health and work.
The changes in the patterns of livelihood and lifestyle further define the
perceptions or actions of humans towards skills, sensitivity, habits, behavior,
economy and culture.

Lifestyle and livelihood is about life and living at individual, group, community
and society levels in the context of one’s cultural and environmental norms
and sensitivity. It covers all our choices and actions – whether at home or at
work -on energy use, transport, food, waste, communication and occupation.

The influence of the media on the psychosocial development of children is

profound. Thus, it is important for physicians to discuss with parents their
child’s exposure to media and to provide guidance on age-appropriate use of
all media, including television, radio, music, video games and the Internet.

Aims & objectives: –

The idea of this sub theme is to promote the concept of conscious and
cautious involvement of science, technology and innovation to evolve a
sustainable lifestyle &livelihood. The sub theme looks at several concepts
related to the effect of:-

(1) Occupational changes,

(2) Cultural changes and

(3) Environmental changes and its relation with lifestyle and livelihood.
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The subtheme not only tries to focus on the negative impacts but also on
positive impacts on lifestyle and livelihood and identifying them as
opportunities to carry forward for developing a sustainable future. The concept
of Sustainable development consists of 3 main pillars which are

(i)People (Social),

(ii)Planet (Environment) and

(iii)Profit (Economy).

All these three main pillars of Sustainable development are interwoven with
Lifestyle and Livelihood and both have an effect on each other. Current
lifestyles and consumption patterns are unsustainable. Human behavior is
changing very rapidly which has been challenging the environmental factors
and situational factors. There are several patterns of unsustainability observed
in the health of humans and food security patterns at a national level.
Malnutrition and other diseases is a major area of concern at national level
.Our aspirations for prosperity is intrinsically linked to current patterns of
unsustainable economic growth. Due to the digital divide there is a great gap
visible between the communities and families. There is a massive cultural shift
visible .The occupational patterns have been changing rapidly and thus
creating a great number of unemployment for unskilled members. There are
also great numbers of health hazards increasing due to changes in livelihood
patterns .The rural population is increasingly migrating from the rural areas to
urban areas.

it is a fact that the lifestyle of the people has changed very much in the last 2
decades compared to the lifestyle, especially since after the adoption of the
globalisation and liberalisation policies IN THE ECONOMIC SECTOR our
country in the early 1990s. in the backdrop of the above we decided to
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conduct a survey TO know the pro and adverse IMPACT AND IMPLICATION
on the people of our area as a result of their changed lifestyle and livelihood.
through this survey which we planned to conduct in the form of seeking
answer to our questionnaire from the selected section of the public from
different areas of our locality by visiting them in groups and find out the
problems being faced by them, so that we can try to find out some possible
solutions to overcome this.

Hypothesis:

As the peoples are changing each minute, there should be a great change in
their lifestyle.

as the world is developing day by day, the human lifestyle also changing
automatically erupting various hurdles in the smooth running of our society. in
many cases generation gap is also one OF THE REASONS for the problems
in the lifestyle. as a smooth function of the society is necessary, some kind of
changes/adjustments is needed in our lifestyle so that both old and new
generation groups of our population can be accepted.

work plan-

THERE ARE DIFFERENT PHASES/WAYS TO CONDUCT PROJECTS. first

upon we have to draft the method and aim of the project and likely outcome
should be ascertained. the project may be MAY BE SURVEY BASED OR
WORKING MODELS. since our proposed project is to find out the impact of
changed lifestyle in the society, WE planned to collect the data by approaching
the people from different cross sections of the society with a questionnaire
related to their lifestyle in the form of a survey. in this regard, we prepared a
questionnaire containing 15 questions related to the public life with an aim to
find out the positive and negative impacts of the lifestyle in the society. for this
purpose we categorised the society in the way of age group, profession,

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economic status, etc. the survey was conducted by visiting the people of
above classes during a period of one month, in different parts of the our
locality.

methodology:-

for conducting the survey we have prepared a questionnaire, seeking details

related to the lifestyle of different categories such as eating habits, PHYSICAL
activity, state of mind, profession, etc. we have prepared the questionnaire
containing a total of 15 points like:-

questionnaire

1- How often do you eat out? (sandwiches, fast food, pizza, barbecue,
Chinese food…)

2- How many meals do you eat a day?

3- Do you drink sweet drinks? (fruit juice or fruit drinks, soft drinks or
energizing drinks, iced tea, lemonade…)and how often?

4- How often do you get around on foot or by bicycle?

5-are you having the habit of drinking alcohol, smoking, chewing tobacco?

6-How old were you when you started the above habit?
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7-do you have a peaceful sleep every day?

8-do you feel constantly under strain?

9-Over the last 12 months have you ever suffered from any of the diseases?

10- What is your current employment status?

11- Approximately how long have you lived in this area?

12-How many times have you eaten out in a restaurant in the past month?

13-what kind of vehicles do you have?

14-how often you conduct leisure trips?

15-have you ever visited abroad? if yes how many times?

we conducted the survey by visiting various offices, shops & business

establishments, houses, etc. the survey was conducted within a period of one
months started from September 15, 2016. the survey was concluded by 20
October and the data thus collected were compiled in the next two – three
days. during the process of survey we met a total of 105 persons/families and
collected the data on the basis of the ABOVE QUESTIONNAIRE.
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observations-

similarly during the survey, it was found that the work nature also changed in
the society resulting changes in the lifestyle. with the increase of global level
companies and institutions as part of the liberalisation / globalisation policies
being followed by our country, the people working in these firms has to work in
the night hours also adversely affecting their day to day routines. this has also
affecting their family affairs, causing stress in them.

the stress and tension formed in the society due to new lifestyle has dragged a
number of its members towards consumption of alcohols, drugs / narcotics,
tobacco, etc. of the society it was found during the survey that nearly 70.5%
people in the society were using any of the above narcotic item, while a 10-
11% were using more than two narcotics almost every day.

during our course of survey it was noticed that a good number of peoples in
the society are not aware of the details of their neighbours. some of them were
found not even knowing the names of THE NEIGHBOURS staying next to
their residences. beingSOCIAL animals the human beings needs social life
lacking which also will lead to increasing stress and tension. this may also be
one of the reasons for the adverse impact of new lifestyle in the society.

in the other hand, it has come to know that the change in lifestyle has
benefited the people in many ways. an overall economical growth is noticed in
the society. the people are well conscious of their health. people used to travel
intensively for business purpose, leisure trips, etc, enabling them to know
the lifestyle of the people of other places. the survey revealed that a good
number of peoples whom contacted were able to visit foreign countries, mostly
during the past 10 years period.

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Data Analysis:-

Ø On the basis of the data collected during the survey regarding the use of
drugs and other narcotics in the society, it was revealed that nearly 70.5% of
people whom contacted were in the habit of using any of the narcotic items
like smoking, chewing tobacco, consuming alcohol, drugs, etc. a chart
prepared in this regard shown that a total of 52 members were with the habit
of smoking, 23 persons were consuming alcohol and 10 persons were using
drugs

Conclusions:-

there are more disadvantages than advantages due to changing lifestyle has
noticed during the course of our survey. it has cropped mainly due to lack of
social interaction among the people and stress by way of profession. if this
situation continues, the society may goes to a serious disastrous situation.

to overcome from this social interaction among the people should be

increased so that they cannot feel an ISOLATION in the society, which is one
of the main causes for the present situation in the society. as we cannot
change the present work culture, social interactions among the society may
bring out the people from the strain developed due to their new work culture
up to some extent. for this purpose community programs should be organised
in the form of leisure / picnic trips, weekly / monthly get-togethers, organising
community lunch, organising festivals / programs together in the society, etc.
creating common places like children’s parks, sports clubs, etc, in each society
may also bring the people in that society more closer by way of daily
interactions.

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Results:

during the course of our survey among different cross sections of the society,
we have come across many advantages and disadvantages of the changed
lifestyle in the society. the disadvantages were more than advantages due to
changing lifestyle in the society. the people were slowly losing their social
interaction due to their changing life style and also due to their changed work
culture. this is pulling the society into an insecure situation and mental stress
and tension has also noticed in increased level in the society. it has noticed
that many of the persons were not seeing or contacting their neighbours even
once in a week. Some of them were not aware of the details of their
neighbourhood. it is felt during the survey THAT IF this situation continues,
the society may goes to a serious disastrous situation.

the changed FOOD HABBITS OF THE SOCIETY HAS ALSO MADE AN

ADVERSE IMPACT IN THE SOCIETY. DUE TO THEIR NATURE OF WORK
AND BUSY LIFE, MANY OF THEM PREFER TO TAKE OUTSIDE FOODS
VERY FREQUENTLY. SINCE MOST OF THESE FOOD ITEMS ARE Spicy
THAN OUR HOME MADE FOODS. THESE FOOD ITEMS ARE BEING
PREPARED EYEING ON THE TASTE OF THE CUSTOMERS AND LESS
CONCERN ABOUT THEIR HEALTH, RESULTING VARIOUS HIGEINIC
RELATED AND Other HEALTH PROBLEMS AMONG THESE SECTIONS OF
THE SOCIETY.

Solution to the PROBLEM:

WHILE INTERACTING WITH THE PEOPLES OF THE SOCIETY AS PART

OF OUR SURVEY, IT HAS FELT THAT MOST OF THEM WERE FEELING
INSECURE And isolated situation mainly due to their changed life style and
nature of work, resulting more and more stress and tension among them. to
overcome from this, social interaction among the people should be increased
so that they cannot feel an ISOLATION in the society, which is one of the main

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causes for the present situation in the society. as we cannot change the
present work culture, social interactions among the society may bring out the
people from the strain developed due to their new work culture up to some
extent. for this purpose community programs should be organised in the form
of leisure / picnic trips, weekly / monthly get-togethers, organising community
lunch, organising festivals / programs together in the society, etc. creating
common places like children’s parks, sports clubs, etc., in each society may
also bring the people in that society more closer by way of daily interactions.

similarly, the increasing health problems related to changed food habit is

also an area of concern in the society. Awareness about the adverse impact
on the street foods, spicy foods, etc. should be created among the society to
overcome this, by organising campaigns and other awareness programs.
social get-togethers and picnic programs may also help the society to have
awareness against the changed food habits and its impacts.

Acknowledgement:-

I would like to extend my sincere and heart felt gratitude to the teachers of
science department, who helped me in this endeavour and has always been
very cooperative. without his/her help, cooperation, guidance and
encouragement, the project couldn’t have been what it evolved to be.

I extend my heartfelt thanks for their guidance and constant supervision, as

well as, for providing me the necessary information regarding the project.

I am also thank full to my parents for their cooperation and encouragement.

at last but not least, gratitude to all my friends who helped me directly or
indirectly to complete this project within a time FRAME.

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FUTURE PLAN:-

this survey was organised eyeing on the disastrous condition of the people of
the area due to various problems being cropped by way of adopting new life
style and to bring them out of it. hence we decided to get the suggestions
made in it by the authorities and also to make the people aware of the adverse
impact of the new lifestyle and need of a change to a healthy society.

we also planned to meet the administrative/controlling body of the area to

convince them of the need of changing the present scenario in the wake of
adverse impacts through constant efforts. we further decided to carry out
review of the development in the implementation of our suggestions from time
to time to ascertain the progress in this regard.

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9 thoughts on “LIFESTYLE AND LIVELIHOOD”

1. shreya says: November 3, 2017 at 10:21 am

superb! very nice,very helpful.Thanks a lot.

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ravikadakko il says: November 5, 2017 at 1:35 am
thanks..

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ravikadakko il says: November 5, 2017 at 2:21 am
please share this

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2. Ishika says: November 8, 2017 at 11:52 am
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Thaxxxxxx aloot we reallly needed this.

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ravikadakko il says: November 12, 2017 at 1:36 am
thanks . please share these

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3. Sunil says: July 24, 2018 at 11:14 am
Is this NCSC project??

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ravikadakko il says: September 7, 2018 at 4:21 pm
Yes

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4. Anaswara says: September 7, 2018 at 3:31 pm
THANKZZ A LOT IT HELPED ME VERY MUCH

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ravikadakko il says: September 7, 2018 at 4:22 pm
You are welcome Anaswara

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