The UEbermensch meets the 'One Best Way' Barbara S. Burks, the Gilbreth family, and the eugenics movement

摘要

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to shed light on the eugenic beliefs of behavioral geneticistrnBarbara S. Burks and scientific-management pioneers B. Frank and Lillian M. Moeller Gilbreth.rnDesign/methodology/approach - Drawing on personal communications with the Gilbreths'rndaughter, Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, and archival records, this paper clarifies the relationship betweenrnBarbara S. Burks and the Gilbreth family.rnFindings - This research establishes that the unnamed psychologist described in anrnunflattering manner in the best-selling book on the Gilbreth family, Cheaper by the Dozen, was notrnBarbara S. Burks.rnOriginality/value - Based on information that only Ernestine Gilbreth Carey could havernprovided, this paper sets the record straight regarding the Gilbreths' involvement with eugenicistrnBarbara S. Burks.