<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The goal of this paper is to explain the dependence between the political system of the state: collectivist, conservative, and liberal in a postmodern society, and public health-related practice. In the consideration of different systems of physical culture, including the system of health culture known as public health, Niklas Luhmann’s theory of social systems has been used. The social system of health culture, hitherto known as the system of public health, is acknowledged as a variety of social systems of physical culture, whereas the health gymnasion is one of many possible centers of habilitation, recreation, and rehabilitation of the body. It is argued that an educating society can only persist successfully if the state does not lose control in the struggle against the ideologues of neoliberal forces hostile to the solidarity-based and welfare state.</p></abstract>

The goal of this paper is to explain the dependence between the political system of the state: collectivist, conservative, and liberal in a postmodern society, and public health-related practice. In the consideration of different systems of physical culture, including the system of health culture known as public health, Niklas Luhmann’s theory of social systems has been used. The social system of health culture, hitherto known as the system of public health, is acknowledged as a variety of social systems of physical culture, whereas the health gymnasion is one of many possible centers of habilitation, recreation, and rehabilitation of the body. It is argued that an educating society can only persist successfully if the state does not lose control in the struggle against the ideologues of neoliberal forces hostile to the solidarity-based and welfare state.

Public Health in Different Political Systems of the State

University School of Physical Education in Wrocław, Poland

Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research

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The goal of this paper is to explain the dependence between the political system of the state: collectivist, conservative, and liberal in a postmodern society,...

Public Health in Different Political Systems of the State

Published Online: Jun 06, 2014

Page range: 15 - 27

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pcssr-2014-0002

Keywords
physical culture, health-related fitness culture, public health, health education, pedagogy of health

© by Andrzej Pawłucki

This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Public Health in Different Political Systems of the State

Published Online: Jun 06, 2014

Page range: 15 - 27

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pcssr-2014-0002

Keywordsphysical culture, health-related fitness culture, public health, health education, pedagogy of health

© by Andrzej Pawłucki

This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Keywords
physical culture, health-related fitness culture, public health, health education, pedagogy of health