DEMOGRAFICZNE KONSEKWENCJE ZRÓŻNICOWANIA SPOŁECZNEGO W OSIEMNASTOWIECZNEJ POLSCE
THE DEMOGRAPHIC CONSEQUENCES OF SOCIAL DIFFERENTIATION IN EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY POLAND

Summary/Abstract: The historical literature rela- tively often emphasises the social and eco- nomic differentiation of pre-modern popu- lations but rarely attempts to analyse this phenomenon quantitatively, especially in the case of the society of the pre-partitioned Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Housing conditions, hygiene, diet, the nature of pro- fessional activity or the level of security all influenced the biological standard of living, which can be studied, among other things, using demographic methodology. The article indicates social differentiation of such demographic parameters as adult life expectancy, household size, structure, and age of leaving the household.

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