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hunting
Hunting is the human practice of seeking, pursuing, capturing, and killing wildlife or feral animals. The most common reasons for humans to hunt are to obtain the animal's body for meat and useful animal products (fur/hide, bone/tusks, horn/antler, etc.), for recreation/taxidermy (see trophy hunting), although it may also be done for resourceful reasons such as removing predators dangerous to humans or domestic animals (e.g. wolf hunting), to eliminate pests and nuisance animals that damage crops/livestock/poultry or spread diseases (see varminting), for trade/tourism (see safari), or for ecol
hippie
A hippie (also spelled hippy in British English) is a subculture associated with the counterculture of the mid-1960s to early 1970s. It originated as a youth subculture that began in the United States and spread to different countries around the world. The word hippie came from hipster and was used to describe beatniks who moved into New York City's Greenwich Village, San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district, Los Angeles' Laurel Canyon, and Chicago's Old Town community. The term hippie was used in print by San Francisco writer Michael Fallon, helping popularize use of the term in the media, alt
naturism
thumb|Sun tanning|Sunbathers at [[Müggelsee lake beach, East Berlin, 1989]] Naturism is a lifestyle of practicing non-sexual social nudity in private and in public; the word also refers to the cultural movement which advocates and defends that lifestyle. Both may alternatively be called nudism. Though the two terms are broadly interchangeable, nudism emphasizes the practice of nudity, whilst naturism highlights an attitude favoring harmony with nature and respect for the environment, into which that practice is integrated. That said, naturists come from a range of philosophical and cultural ba
collecting
thumb|"The Philatelist" (1929) by [[François Barraud]]
Luddite movement
thumb|The Leader of the Luddites, 1812. Hand-coloured etching The Luddites were members of a 19th-century movement of English textile workers who opposed the use of certain types of automated machinery due to concerns relating to worker pay and output quality. They often destroyed the machines in organised raids. Members of the group referred to themselves as Luddites, self-described followers of "Ned Ludd", a legendary weaver whose name was used as a pseudonym in threatening letters to mill owners and government officials.
bohemianism
thumb|upright|Pierre-Auguste Renoir, In Summer (or Lise the Bohemian), 1868, oil on canvas, Berlin, Germany: [[Alte Nationalgalerie]]
Extreme sport
Class of sports
simple living
practices that promote simplicity in one's lifestyle; common practices of simple living include reducing the number of possessions one owns, depending less on technology and services, and spending less money
sedentary lifestyle
inactive lifestyle with health risks
survivalism
Survivalism is a social movement of individuals or groups (called survivalists, doomsday preppers or preppers) who proactively prepare for emergencies, such as natural disasters, and other disasters causing disruption to social order (that is, civil disorder) caused by political or economic crises. Preparations may anticipate short-term scenarios or long-term, on scales ranging from personal adversity, to local disruption of services, to international or global catastrophe. There is no bright line dividing general emergency preparedness from in the form of survivalism (these concepts are a spe
yuppie
thumb|right|325px|Anti-yuppie graffiti criticizing the gentrification of Austin, Texas
dandy
thumb|Parisian costumes: The dandies of Paris in 1831.
teetotalism
thumb|upright=1.35|Share of over-fifteen-year-old population that reportedly have never drunk alcohol (interactive version). Global average is 45%. thumb|upright=1.35|Data for 2010 showing share of over-fifteen-year-old population that did not consume alcohol in the preceding year (interactive version).
unschooling
thumb|Children investigating insect deposits in tree bark as part of an unschooling activity
groupie
A groupie is a fan of a particular musical group who follows the band around while they are on tour or who attends as many of their public appearances as possible, with the hope of meeting them. The term is used mostly describing young women, and sometimes men, who follow these individuals aiming to gain fame of their own, or help with behind-the-scenes work, or to initiate a relationship of some kind, intimate or otherwise. The term is also used to describe similarly enthusiastic fans of athletes, writers, and other public figures.
YOLO
acronym for "you only live once"
screen time
amount of time spent using a device such as a smartphone, computer, television, or video game console
FIRE movement
movement whose goal is financial independence and retiring early
cottagecore
alt=Photograph of Anne Hathaway's cottage, Stratford-upon-Avon.|thumb|Anne Hathaway (wife of Shakespeare)|Anne Hathaway's cottage in [[Stratford-upon-Avon exemplifies the traditional style cottagecore prioritises. The garden designed by Ellen Willmott contains many herbs and flowers mentioned in Shakespeare's plays.]] Cottagecore is an internet aesthetic and subculture concerned with an idealised rural lifestyle. The aesthetic centres on traditional and vernacular architecture, clothing, interior design and crafts. Based primarily on the visual and material culture of rural Europe, cottagecore
playboy
lifestyle
off-the-grid
thumb|upright=1.3|A house using solar panels and [[rainwater harvesting]]Off-the-grid or off-grid is a characteristic of buildings and a lifestyle designed in an independent manner without reliance on one or more public utilities. The term "off-the-grid" traditionally refers to not being connected to the electrical grid, but can also include other utilities like water, gas, and sewer systems, and can scale from residential homes to small communities. Off-the-grid living allows for buildings and people to be self-sufficient, which is advantageous in isolated locations where normal utilities can
deschooling
Deschooling is a term invented by Austrian philosopher Ivan Illich. The word is mainly used by homeschoolers, especially unschoolers, to refer to the transition process that children and parents go through when they leave the school system in order to start homeschooling. The process is a crucial basis for homeschooling to work. It involves children gradually transitioning away from their schoolday routine and institutional mentality, redeveloping the ability to learn via self-determination, and discovering what they want to learn in their first homeschool days.
slow living
lifestyle applying the Slow Movement philosophy
athletics
sports that require a significant physical component
alternative culture
type of culture that exists outside or on the fringes of mainstream or popular culture
orthopathy
Orthopathy (from the Greek ὀρθός orthos 'right' and πάθος pathos 'suffering') or natural hygiene (NH) is a set of alternative medical beliefs and practices originating from the Nature Cure movement. Proponents claim that fasting, dieting, and other lifestyle measures are all that is necessary to prevent and treat disease.
Modern primitive
people in developed and culturally altered post-colonial nations who engage in body modification rituals and practices of "primitive cultures"
vampire lifestyle
alternative lifestyle, based on the modern perception of vampires in popular fiction
surf culture
culture associated with the sport surfing
back-to-the-land movement
agrarian movement advocating a self-sufficient farming lifestyle
Western lifestyle
Contemporary subculture
fitness culture
sociocultural phenomenon surrounding exercise and physical fitness
carrying on the head
thumb|Sari-clad woman in [[Mysore, India, balancing a basket of chikoo on her head.]] Carrying on the head is a common practice in many parts of the world as an alternative to carrying a burden on the back, shoulders and so on. People have carried burdens balanced on top of the head since ancient times, usually to do daily work, but sometimes in religious ceremonies or as a feat of skill, such as in certain dances.