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Between efficiency and comfort: the organization of domestic work and space from home economics to scientific management, 1841–1913
History and Technology Pub Date : 2019-01-02 , DOI: 10.1080/07341512.2019.1621424
Ivan Paris 1
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ABSTRACT The impact of Frederick Taylor’s theories upon household management was dramatic. Terms such as efficiency and scientific management had already become commonplace amongst US home economists during the first decade of the twentieth century, but precisely the fact that these principles were applied so quickly to the complex working environment of the home shows that it was an environment which was ready to receive such ideas. This article seeks to show how the domestic context had already undergone profound change in that direction in the second half of the 1800s, primarily thanks to the work of Home Economics theorists such as Catharine Beecher. Her approach was characterized by an efficiency-oriented push, which aimed to save labor and space by reorganizing both. These changes also involved the concept of comfort and the structure of the American middle-class home, thus preparing the ground for many of the changes which became fully consolidated during the 1900s.

中文翻译:

在效率与舒适之间:从家政到科学管理的家政工作和空间组织,1841-1913

摘要 Frederick Taylor 的理论对家庭管理的影响是巨大的。效率和科学管理等术语在 20 世纪的前十年在美国家庭经济学家中已经司空见惯,但恰恰是这些原则如此迅速地应用于家庭复杂的工作环境这一事实表明,这是一个准备接受这样的想法。本文旨在展示国内环境如何在 1800 年代后半期在这个方向上发生了深刻的变化,这主要归功于凯瑟琳·比彻 (Catharine Beecher) 等家政理论家的工作。她的方法的特点是以效率为导向,旨在通过重组两者来节省劳动力和空间。
更新日期:2019-01-02
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