Gastroia: Journal of Gastronomy And Travel Research

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Cleaning activities, which have developed depending on the social opportunities and technology of the period, have kept humanity busy since ancient times due to living in a healthy environment, as well as coping with pollution and epidemics. In their daily lives, people need cleanliness as much as they need clean accommodation and clean food, in order not to experience health problems and to obtain an aesthetic appearance. Consciousness of cleanliness is not only an indicator of the development of the human side, but also an indicator of the level of social civilization. Social history, on the other hand, is a discipline that studies the effects of historical events on society and social life. Social history studies society and events with the help of sociology. In this study, since the concept of cleaning is examined by considering the needs of the period and the change depending on the social structure, the phenomenon of cleaning is discussed within the scope of social history. In this context, three different social historical periods related to cleaning have been determined. These periods are pre-modern, modern and post-modern periods, which became evident with industrialization. Changes in the phenomenon of cleanliness are discussed in terms of the social changes of these periods. Cleaning, which was done for religious and individual purposes in the beginning, has become a cleaning industry with increasing social needs in the following periods. Cleaning services, which have developed rapidly in recent years due to advanced technologies, were especially shaped according to the social structure that emerged in the epidemic, disaster and post-war periods.