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Linda Burton, James B. Duke Professor of Sociology
Linda Burton
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James B. Duke Professor of Sociology
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255 Soc/Psych Building |
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(919) 660-5609 |
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919-660-5623 |
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Poverty,
Intergenerational Families,
Family Life Course Transitions,
Neighborhood Context,
Ethnographic Methods
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| My program of research is conceptually grounded in life course, developmental, and ecological perspectives and focuses on three themes concerning the lives of America's poorest urban, small town, and rural families: (1) intergenerational family structures, processes, and role transitions; (2) the meaning of context and place in the daily lives of families; and, (3) childhood adultification and the accelerated life course. My methodological approach to exploring these issues is comparative, longitudinal, and multi-method. The comparative dimension of my research comprises in-depth within group analysis of low income African American, White, and, Hispanic/Latino families, as well as systematic examinations of similarities and differences across groups. I employ longitudinal designs in my studies to identify distinct and often nuanced contextual and ethnic/racial features of development that shape the family structures, processes (e.g., intergenerational care-giving) and life course transitions (e.g., grandparenthood, marriage) families experience over time. I am principally an ethnographer, but integrate survey and geographic and spatial analysis in my work. I was one of six principal investigators involved in an multisite, multi-method collaborative study of the impact of welfare reform on families and children (Welfare, Children, and Families: A Three-City Study). I directed the ethnographic component of the Three-City Study and was also principal investigator of an ethnographic study of rural poverty and child development (The Family Life Project).
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Burton, L.M., Garrett-Peters, R., & Eason, J (2011) . Morality, Identity, and Mental Health in Rural Ghettos Communities, Neighborhoods, and Health: Expanding the Boundaries of Place NY: Springer
Burton, L.M., Bonilla-Silva, E., Ray, V., Buckelew, R., & Hordge Freeman, E. (2010) . Critical race theories, colorism, and the decade's research on families of color Journal of Marriage and Family , Vol. 72 , 440-459
[http://fds.duke.edu/db/aas/Sociology/faculty/burton/publications/185531]
Burton, L.M., & Bromell, L. (2010) . Childhood illness, family comorbidity, and cumulative disadvantage: An ethnographic treatise on low-income mothers' health in later life Annual Review of Gertontology and Geriatrics , 231-263
[http://fds.duke.edu/db/aas/Sociology/faculty/burton/publications/185532]
Burton, L.M., Cherlin, A., Winn, D.M., Estacion, A., & Holder-Taylor, C. (2009) . The role of trust in low-income mothers' intimate unions Journal of Marriage and Family , Vol. 71 , 1107 - 1127
[http://fds.duke.edu/db/aas/Sociology/faculty/burton/publications/167384]
Burton, L.M. & Tucker, M.B. (2009) . Romantic unions in an era of uncertainty: A post-Moynihan perspective on African American women and marriage The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science , Vol. 62 , 132-148
Burton, L.M. (2007) . Childhood adultification in economically disadvantaged families: An ethnographic perspective Family Relations , Vol. 56, No. 329-345,
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Course Descriptions:
- SOCIOL 299S.02, WRITING ETHNOGRAPHY
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Sociology
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