TY - GEN N1 - p. 151-174 ; 23 cm N2 - This article seeks to investigate the problem of modernity in post-war communist Poland (People’s Republic of Poland, Pol.: Polska Rzeczpospolita Ludowa, PRL) through the prism of concepts and ideas of model family and possibilities of shaping it, as promoted in the expert discourse and guidance practices. On the interpretation level, it is important to refer to modern – that is, rational and expert knowledge-propelled – social control methods, strictly connected with the concepts or ideas of modern society. The crucial aspect is the tension between biopolitics understood in terms of actions and strategies of modern dictatorship devised to control a population and the concepts of modernity that appeared in expert discourses in the context of, i.a., decreasing natality, modern birth control methods or practices related to maternity/paternity. Analysed are experts’ opinions proving dominant in the discourse, including the arguments put forth at sessions of the Family Council and the Planned Parenthood Association. L1 - http://rcin.org.pl/Content/63833/PDF/WA303_83487_A296-APH-R-115_Klich.pdf M3 - Text J2 - Acta Poloniae Historica T. 115 (2017) PY - 2017 EP - 174 KW - biopolitics KW - modernisation KW - pro-natalistic policy KW - People’s Republic of Poland KW - history of family KW - Poland - social conditions - 1945-1990 KW - family - Poland - history - 1945-1990 KW - family policy - Poland - 1970-2000 A1 - Klich-Kluczewska, Barbara (1974– ) A2 - Korecki, Tristan. Trans. A2 - Institute of History of the Polish Academy of Sciences A2 - Polish National Historical Committee PB - Instytut Historii PAN VL - 115 CY - Warszawa SP - 151 T1 - Biopolitics and (non-)modernity : population micro-policy, expert knowledge and family in late-communist Poland UR - http://rcin.org.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/63833 ER -