Max Weber views on health lifestyles primarily focuses on class and social status. Weber believes that while class is an objective dimension of social life, indicated by how much money and property a person has, status is subjective in that it consists of the amount of esteem a person has according to their peers. A person’s occupation, income, and education level are the foundation of such esteem. People with higher socioeconomic status tend to live different life- styles, than those of lower socioeconomic status. According to Weber, status groups are people who share the same material circumstances, prestige, and education. He believes that lifestyles are what separates one status group from the other. During Weber’s research, he discovered
