title: [The collapse of the social order as a determinant of the changes in health behaviours of the Polish nobility in early 1900's: a new approach].
abstract: The role of the social order in determining the change or persistence of the health behaviours has been indicated. The effects of changes occurring in ethic standards of the elite after the downfall of the November Uprising, with special reference to personal hygiene and environmental pollution have been discussed. A surprising correlation between the critical opinions about slow adaptation of French and Polish populations to the recommendations of the hygiene and an opposite, favourable attitude in that respect during the first half of XIX century in England has been pointed out. A cautious explanation of the situation like that has been attempted. Quite probably, it is the frequent instances of social order collapse (loss of Poland's independence, revolutions in France, national uprising and radical systemic changes) which resulted in frequent changes of the elite and, according to the contemporary standards, were very effective in fostering behavioral patterns among the population. The changes of the elite caused that they were becoming more and more democratic. Consequently, behavioral elements of the population groups for whom clean body and environment had seldom been the first priority were included in the contemporary behavioral standards. The first priorities were: gain profits, stay in the market, improve living conditions, extend political freedom, preserve national integrity. The religious tradition which determined people's attitude toward their own bodies was also the same, and this was demonstrated by G. Vigarello to be somewhat of an obstacle in the adoption of the principles of hygiene. The above conclusions are highly hypothetical, and much more comprehensive studies are required to confirm them or deny.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nosko
mesh_terms: D049673:History, 20th Century; D006920:Hygiene / Q000266:history*; D011044:Poland; D012499:Sanitation / Q000266:history*; D012922:Social Change / Q000266:history*; D012923:Social Class
vernacular_title: Zalamanie sie ladu spolecznego jako determinanty zmian w zachowaniach zdrowotnych szlachty polskiej w pierwszej polowie XIX wieku. Proba konceptualizacji.