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Publications of Linda Burton    :chronological  combined  bibtex listing:

Books

  1. Schaie, W. K., Bengtson, V. L., & Burton, L. M., Intergenerational issues in aging (1995), Springer

Journal Articles

  1. Cross-Barnet, C., Cherlin, A., & Burton, L.M., Bounded by children: Intermittent cohabitation and living together apart, Family Relations, vol. 60 (2011), pp. 633-647
  2. Lawson Clark, S., Burton, L.M., & Flippen, C., Housing dependence and intimate relationships in the lives of low-income Puerto Rican mothersawson, Journal of Family Issues, vol. 32 no. 3 (2011), pp. 369 - 393
  3. Burton, L.M., Bonilla-Silva, E., Ray, V., Buckelew, R., & Hordge Freeman, E., Critical race theories, colorism, and the decade's research on families of color, Journal of Marriage and Family, vol. 72 (2010), pp. 440-459  [abs]
  4. Burton, L.M., & Bromell, L., Childhood illness, family comorbidity, and cumulative disadvantage: An ethnographic treatise on low-income mothers' health in later life, Annual Review of Gertontology and Geriatrics (2010), pp. 231-263  [abs]
  5. Burton, L.M. & Stack, C.B., Ethnography: A method that "rocks" our soul, NCFR Reports, vol. 55 no. F5-F8 (2010)
  6. Arditti, J., Burton, L.M., & Neeves-Botelho, S.E., Maternal distress and parenting in the context of cumulative disadvantage, Family Process, vol. 49 no. 2 (2010), pp. 142-164  [abs]
  7. Burton, L.M., Cherlin, A., Winn, D.M., Estacion, A., & Holder-Taylor, C., The role of trust in low-income mothers' intimate unions, Journal of Marriage and Family, vol. 71 (December, 2009), pp. 1107 - 1127  [abs]
  8. Burton, L.M. & Cherlin, A., "Trust is like Jell-O:" Forms of trust in low-income mothers' romantic unions, NCFR Reports, vol. 44 (2009), pp. F2-F5
  9. Burton, L.M. & Tucker, M.B., 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 (2009), pp. 132-148
  10. Cherlin, A.,Cross-Barnett, C., Burton, L. & Garrett Peters, R., Promises they can keep: Low-income women’s attitudes toward motherhood and marriage, Journal of Marriage and Family, vol. 70 no. 4 (2008), pp. 919-933  [abs]
  11. Roy, K. & Burton, L.M., Mothering through recruitment: Kinscription of non-residential fathers and father figures in low-income families, Family Relations, vol. 56 (2007), pp. 24-39
  12. Burton, L.M., Childhood adultification in economically disadvantaged families: An ethnographic perspective, Family Relations, vol. 56 no. 329-345 (2007)
  13. Matthews, S., Burton, L.M., & Detwiler, J., Geoethnography: Coupling geographic information analysis techniques with ethnographic methods in urban research, Cartographica, vol. 40 no. 4 (2006), pp. 75-90
  14. McHale, S.M., Crouter, A.C., Kim, J.Y., Burton, L.M., DAvis, K., Dotterer, A., & Swanson, D., Mothers' and fathers' racial socialization in African American families: Implications for youth, Child Development, vol. 77 no. 5 (2006), pp. 1387-1402
  15. Burton, L.M., The scholar and the oak tree: A profile of Vern L. Bengtson, Contemporary Gerontology (2006)
  16. Whitfield, K.E., Angel, J., Burton, L.M., & Hayward, M., Diverstiy, disparities, and inequalities in aging, Public Policy and Aging Report, vol. 16 no. 3 (2006), pp. 16-22
  17. Tubbs, C. Y., Roy, K., & Burton, L., Family ties constructing family time in low-income families, Family Process, vol. 44 no. 1 (2005), pp. 77-91
  18. Burton, L. M., The scholar and the oak tree: A profile of Vern L. Bengtson, Contemporary Gerontology (2005)

Papers Accepted

  1. Burton, L.M. & Hardaway, C., Low-income mothers as "othermothers" to their romantic partners' children: Women's coparenting in multiple partner fertility unions, Family Process (in press)
  2. Burton, L.M., Welsh, W. & Destro, L., Grandmothers' differential involvment with grandchildren in rural multi-partnered fertility family structures, in From generation to generation: continuity and discontinuity in again families, edited by M. Silverstein & R. Giarrusso (in press), Johns Hopkins University Press

Papers In Progress

  1. Welsh, W. & Burton, L.M., Home, heart, and having hand: Housing dependency and relationship power among low-income mothers of Mexican descent (2011)  [abs]
  2. Welsh, W., & Burton, L.M., Weapons of the weak and housing in the lives of low-income mothers (2011)
  3. Garrett-Peters, R., & Burton, L.M., Romantic fantasy and obdurate reality: How low-income women perceive and experience marriage (2011)
  4. Burton, L.M. & Welsh, W., Variations in the public housing experiences of low-income mothers (2011)
  5. Burton, L.M., Welsh, W., & Flippen, C., Race, housing, and intimate union power in the lives of low-income mothers (2011)
  6. Burton, L.M. & Seamster, L., A culmulative disadvantage model of intimate unions among low-income women (2011)
  7. Garrett-Peters, R., & Burton, L.M., Poverty and the production of household chaos: findings from an ethnographic study of low-income rural mothers (2011)  [abs]
  8. Burton, L.M.,Garrett-Peters, R, Mora, R. & Welsh, W., El que diran and the romantic unions of low-income Latina mothers: An ethnographic perspective (2011)
  9. Burton, L.M., Ray, V., & Seamster, L., Back to the future: considering contemporary approaches on race, ethnicity, and colorism in family therapy and research, Invited article for the journal Family Process (2011)
  10. Tubbs, C.Y. & Burton, L.M., Family theories and families of color, Invited chapter for the Handbook of family theories: A content-based approach, Mark Fine and Frank Fincham (eds.) (2011)

Book Chapters

  1. Burton, L.M., Garrett-Peters, R., & Eason, J, Morality, Identity, and Mental Health in Rural Ghettos, Communities, Neighborhoods, and Health: Expanding the Boundaries of Place (2011), NY: Springer
  2. Burton, L.M. Garrett-Peters, R., & Eaton, S.C., "More than good quotations:" How ethnography informs knowledge on adolescent development and context, in Handbook of adolescent psychology, edited by R.M. Lerner & L. Steinberg (2009), John Wiley & Sons
  3. Burton, L.M., Uncovering hidden facts that matter in interpreting individuals' behaviors: An ethnographic lens, in Families as they really are, edited by B.J. Risman (2009), Norton Publishers
  4. Burton,L.M, Purvin, D., & Garrett-Peters, R., Longitudinal ethnography: Uncovering domestic abuse in low-income women's lives, in The craft of life course studies, edited by G.Elder Jr. & J.Z. Giele (2009), Guilford Press
  5. Roy, D. & Burton, L.M., "Show me you can be a father:" Maternal monitoring and recruitment of fathers for invovlvement in low-income families, in Monitoring families, edited by M. Nelson & A.I. Garey (2009), Vanderbilt Press
  6. Roy, K. & Burton, L.M., Mothering through recruitment: Kinscription of non-residential fathers and father figures in low-income families, in American families: A multicultural reader (2nd ed.), edited by S. Coontz (2008)
  7. Skinner, D., Lachicotte, W. & Burton, L.M., Childhood disability and poverty: How families navigate health care and coverage, in Health and medical care, edited by B.A. Arrighi & D.J. Maume (2007), Praeger Press
  8. Burton, L.M. & Whitfield, K.E., Health, aging, and America's poor: Ethnographic insights on family co-morbidity and cumulative disadvantage, in Aging, globalization and inequality: The new critical gerontology, edited by J. Baars, D. Dannefer, C. Phillipson, & A. Walker (2006), NY: Baywood
  9. Burton, L.M. & Lawson-Clark, S., Homeplace and housing in the lives of low-income urban African American families, in Emerging issues in African American family life, edited by V.C. McLoyd, K. Dodge, & N. Hill (2006), Guilford Press
  10. Burton, L.M., Lein, L., & Kolak, A., Health, and mothers’ employment in low income families, in Work, family health, and well-being, edited by S. Bianchi, L., Casper, & R. King (2006), Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
  11. Burton, L.M. & Whitfield, K.E., Health, aging, and America’s poor: Ethnographic insights on family co-morbidity and cumulative disadvantage, in Aging, globalization and inequality: The new critical gerontology, edited by J. Baars, D. Dannefer, C. Phillipson, & A. Walker (2006), Baywood
  12. Burton, L.M. & Lein, L., Welfare and low-wage work: A troubled and troubling environment, in Women, working, and welfare in San Antonio, edited by J. Henrici (2006), University of Arizona Press
  13. Skinner, D., Lachicotte, W., & Burton, L.M., The difference disability makes: Managing childhood disability, poverty, and work, in Women, working, and welfare in San Antonio, edited by J. Henrici (2006), University of Arizona Press
  14. McLoyd, V., Aikens, N.L., & Burton, L.M., Poverty and children’s well being: Linking research, policy, and practice, in Handbook of child psychology, edited by I. Siegal & A. Renninger (2006), Wiley
  15. Bryant, C.M., Bolland, J.M., Burton, L.M., Hurt, T., & Bryant, B., The changing social context of relationships, in Close relationships, edited by J. Feeney & P. Noller (2006), Psychology Press
  16. Tubbs, C. Y., & Burton, L. M., Bridging research using ethnography to inform clinical practice, in Research methods in family therapy, 2nd edition, edited by D. H. Sprenkle & F. P. Piercy (2006), Guilford Press
  17. Skinner, D.,.Matthews, S., & Burton, L.M., Combining ethnography and GIS to examine constructions of developmental opportunities in contexts of poverty and disability, in Discovering successful pathways in children’s development: New methods in the study of childhood and family life, edited by T. Weisner (2005), University of Chicago Press
  18. Burton, L. M., & Graham, J., Neighborhood rhythms and the social activities of adolescent mothers, in Temporal rhythms in adolescence: Clocks, calendars, and the coordination of daily life, edited by R. Larson & A. C. Crouter (1998), Jossey-Bass
  19. Burton, L. M., & Snyder, A. R., The invisible man revisited: Comments on the life course, history, and men’s roles in American families, in Men in families, edited by A. Booth & A. C. Crouter (1998), Lawrence Erlbaum
  20. Burton, L. M., Price-Spratlen, T., & Spencer, M., On ways of thinking about and measuring neighborhoods: Implications for studying context and developmental outcomes for children, in Neighborhood poverty: Context and consequences for children, edited by G. Duncan, J. Brooks-Gunn & L. Aber (1997), Russell Sage
  21. Spencer, M. B., McDermott, P., Burton, L. M., & Cole, S., An alternative approach for assessing neighborhood effects on early adolescent achievement and problem behavior, in Neighborhood poverty: Context and consequences for children, edited by G. Duncan, J. Brooks-Gunn & L. Aber (1997), Russell Sage
  22. Burton, L. M., The timing of childbearing, family structure, and the role responsibilities of aging black women, in Stress and coping in children and families, edited by E. Mavis Hetherington & E. Blechman (1996), pp. 155-172, Lawrence Erlbaum
  23. Merriwether-de Vries, C., Burton, L. M., & Eggelletion, L., Early parenting and intergenerational family relationships within families, in Transitions through adolescence, edited by J. Graber, J. Brooks-Gunn, & A. C. Petersen (1996), Erlbaum
  24. Burton, L. M., Thay doi ve dan so va quan he trong gia dinh nhieu the he: Trien vong o Viet Nam trong truong lai (Demographic change and intergenerational family structure: Implications for family relationships in Vietnam), in Gia Dinh va dia vi nguoi phu nu trong xa hoi, edited by B. Thi Kin Quy (1995), pp. 197-206, Nha Xuat Ban Khoa Hoc Xa Hoi(Hanoi)
  25. Burton, L. M., Intergenerational patterns of providing care in African-American families with teenage childbearers: Emergent patterns in an ethnographic study, in Intergenerational issues in aging, edited by K. W. Schaie, V. L. Bengtson, & L. M. Burton (1995), pp. 79-96, Springer
  26. Stack, C.B. & Burton, L.M., Kinscripts: Reflections on family, generation, and culture, in Mothering: Ideology, experience, and agency, edited by E.N. Glenn, G. Chang, and L.R. Forcey (1994), pp. 33-44, Routledge
  27. Burton, L. M. & Sorensen, S., Temporal dimensions of intergenerational caregiving in African-American multigeneration families, in Caregiving systems: Informal and formal helpers, edited by S. H. Zarit, L. I. Pearlin, & K. W. Schaie (1993), pp. 47-66, Erlbaum Associates
  28. Burton, L. M. & Stack, C. B., Kinscripts and adolescent childbearing, in The politics of pregnancy, edited by D. L. Rhode & A. Lawson (1993), pp. 174-185, Yale University Press
  29. Dilworth-Anderson, P., Burton, L. M., & Boulin-Johnson, L., Reframing theories for understanding race, ethnicity, and family., in Sourcebook of family theories and methods: A contextual approach, edited by . Boss, W. Doherty, R. Larossa, W. Schumm, & S. Steinmetz (1993), pp. 627-646, Plenum Press
  30. Burton, L. M., & Stack, C. B., Conscripting kin: Reflections on family, generation, and culture, in Family, self, and society, edited by P. Cowan, D. Field, D. Hanson, A. Skolnick, & G. Swanson (1992), pp. 103-113, Erlbaum Associates
  31. Bengtson, V. L., Rosenthal, C., & Burton, L. M., Families and aging, in Handbook of aging and the social sciences, edited by R. Binstock & L. George (1990), pp. 263-287, Academic Press
  32. Elder, G. H., Caspi, A., & Burton, L. M., Adolescent transitions in developmental perspective: Sociological and historical insights, in Minnesota symposium on child psychology, edited by M. Gunnar, vol. 21 (1987), pp. 151-179, Erlbaum
  33. Burton, L. M., & Bengtson, V. L., Black grandmothers: Issues of timing and meaning in roles, in Grandparenthood: Research and policy perspectives, edited by V. L. Bengtson & J. Robertson (1985), pp. 61-77, Sage
  34. Burton, L. M., & Bengtson, V. L., Research in minority communities: Problems and potentials, in Minority aging: Sociological and social psychological issues, edited by R. Manuel (1982), pp. 215-222, Greenwood Press
  35. Bengtson, V. L., Manuel, R. C., & Burton, L. M., Sociology of age, in Aging prospects and issues, edited by R. Davis (1981), pp. 22-39, University of Southern California Press
  36. Burton, L. M., Allison, K., & Obeidallah, D., Social context and adolescence: Perspectives on development among inner-city African-American teens, in Pathways through adolescence: Individual development in relation to social context, edited by L. Crockett & A. Crouter (1995), pp. 119-138, Erlbaum

Edited Books

  1. Burton, L.M., Kemp, S., Leung, M., Matthews, S., & Takeuchi, D. (eds.), Communities, neighborhood, and health: Expanding the boundaries of place (2011), Springer, NY
  2. A new look at families and aging, edited by Burton, L. M. (1993), Baywood Publishing

Publications

  1. Burton, L. M., Hernandez, D., & Hofferth, S., Families, youth, and children’s well being (1998), American Sociological Association

Articles and Chapters

  1. Burton, L.M., Garrett-Peters, R., Eason, J., Morality, identity, and mental health in rural ghettos, in Communities, neighborhoods, and health: Expanding the boundaries of place, edited by L.M. Burton, S. Kemp, M, Leung, S. Matthews, & D. Takeuchi (2011)
  2. Cherlin, A., Burton, L.M., Hurt, T., & Purvin, D., The influence of physical and sexual abuse on marriage and cohabitation, American Sociological Review, vol. 69 (2004), pp. 768-789
  3. Dilworth-Anderson, P., Burton, L.M., & Klein, D., Contemporary and emerging theories, in Handbook on family theories and methods, edited by V. Bengtson, K. Allen, P. Dilworth-Anderson, & D. Klein (2004), Sage Publications
  4. Burton, L.M., Winn, D.M., Stevenson, H., & Lawson Clark, S., Working with African American clients: Considering the homeplace in counseling and therapy practices, Journal of Marriage and Family Therapy, vol. 30 no. 4 (2004), pp. 397-410
  5. Roy, K. M., Tubbs, C.Y. & Burton, L.M., “Don’t have no time:” Daily rhythms and the organization of time for low-income families, Family Relations, vol. 53 no. 2 (2004), pp. 168-178
  6. Dallas, C.M. & Burton, L.M., Health disparities among men from racial and ethnic minority populations, Annual Review of Nursing, vol. 22 (2004), pp. 77-100
  7. Burton, L.M. & Whitfield, K.E., “Weathering” toward poorer health in later life: Co-morbidity in low-income families urban families, Public Policy and Aging Report, vol. 13 no. 3 (2003), pp. 13-18
  8. Roy, K. & Burton, L.M., Kinscription: Mothers keeping fathers connected to children, Journal of Zero to Three, vol. 23 no. 3 (2003), pp. 27-32
  9. Cherlin, A., Bogen, K., Quane, J., & Burton, L.M., Operating within the rules: Welfare recipients' experiences with sanctions and case closings for noncompliance, Social Service Review, vol. 76 no. 3 (2002), pp. 387-405
  10. Burton, L.M., Sociological and anthropological perspectives on fatherhood: Traversing lenses, methods, and invisible men, in Handbook on fatherhood involvement: Multidisciplinary perspectives, edited by C. Tamis Le Monda & N. Cabrera (2002), Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
  11. Jarrett, R.L., Roy, K., & Burton, L.M., Fathers in the “hood:” Insights from qualitative research on low income African American men, in Handbook on fatherhood involvement: Multidisciplinary perspectives, edited by C. Tamis Le Monda & N. Cabrera (2002), Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
  12. Burton, L. M., & Jayakody, R., Rethinking family structure and single parenthood. Implications for future studies of African-American families and children, in Family and child well-being: Research and data needs, edited by A. Thornton (2001), University of Michigan Press
  13. Burton, L. M., One step forward and two steps back: Neighborhoods and adolescent development, in Does it take a village? Community effects on children, adolescents, and families, edited by A. Booth and A.C. Crouter (2001), Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
  14. Burton, L. M.. & Jarrett, R. L., In the mix, yet on the margins: The place of family in urban neighborhood and child development research, Journal of Marriage and the Family, vol. 62 (2000), pp. 1114-1135
  15. Allison, K. W., Burton, L., Marshall, S. Perez-Febles, A., Yarrington, J., Kirsh, L.B. & Merriwether-deVries, C., Life experiences among urban adolescents: Examining the role of context, Child Development, vol. 70 no. 4 (1999), pp. 1017-1029
  16. Allison, K. W., Crawford, I., Leone, P.E., Trickett, E., Perez-Febles, A., Burton, L. M., Le Blanc, R., Adolescent substance use: Preliminary examinations of school and neighborhood context, American Journal of Community Psychology, vol. 27 no. 2 (1999), pp. 111-141
  17. Jarrett, R. L. & Burton, L. M., Dynamic dimensions of family structure in low-income African-American families: Emergent themes in qualitative research, Journal of Comparative Family Studies, vol. 30 no. 2 (1999), pp. 177-187
  18. Dilworth-Anderson, P., & Burton, L. M., Critical issues in understanding family support and older minorities, in Minority elders: Five goals toward building a public policy base, 3rd edition, edited by Toni P. Miles (1999), The Gerontological Society of America
  19. Burton, L. M. & Price-Spratlen, T., Through the eyes of children: An ethnographic perspective on neighborhoods and child development, in Cultural processes in child development: Minnesota symposium on child psychology, edited by A. Masten, vol. 29 (1999), Erlbaum
  20. Obeidallah, D. O., & Burton, L. M., Affective ties between mothers and daughters in adolescent childbearing families, in Conflict and closeness: The formation, functioning, and stability of families, edited by J. Brooks-Gunn & M. Cox (1999), Lawrence Erlbaum
  21. Burton, L. M., Ethnography and the meaning of adolescence in high-risk neighborhoods, Ethos, vol. 25 no. 2 (1997), pp. 208-217
  22. Burton, L. M., Age norms, the timing of family role transitions, and intergenerational caregiving among aging African American women, The Gerontologist, vol. 36 no. 2 (1996), pp. 199-208
  23. Burton, L. M., Obeidallah, D. O., & Allison, K., Ethnographic perspectives on social context and adolescent development among inner-city African American teens, in Essays on ethnography and human development, edited by R. Jessor, A. Colby, & R. Shweder (1996), University of Chicago Press
  24. Dilworth-Anderson, P. & Burton, L. M., Rethinking family development: Critical conceptual issues in the study of diverse groups, Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, vol. 13 no. 3 (1996), pp. 325-334
  25. Bengtson, V. L., Rosenthal, C. & Burton, L., Paradoxes of families and aging at the turn of the century, in Handbook of aging and the social sciences, edited by R. Binstock & L. George (1995), Academic Press
  26. Burton, L. M., Dilworth-Anderson, P., & Merriwether-deVries, C., Context and surrogate parenting among contemporary grandparents, Marriage and Family Review, vol. 20 no. 3/4 (1995), pp. 349-366
  27. Burton, L. M., Intergenerational legacies and intimate relationships: Perspectives on adolescent mothers and fathers, ISSPR Bulletin, vol. 10 no. 2 (1994), pp. 2-5
  28. Dilworth-Anderson, P., Burton, L. M., & Turner, W., The importance of values in the study of culturally diverse families, Family Relations, vol. 42 (1993), pp. 238-242
  29. Stack, C. B., & Burton, L. M., Kinscripts, Journal of Comparative Family Studies, vol. 24 no. 2 (1993), pp. 157-170
  30. Burton, L. M., Black grandparents rearing children of drug-addicted parents: Stressors, outcomes, and social service needs, The Gerontologist, vol. 32 no. 6 (1992), pp. 744-751
  31. Burton, L. M., Families and aging: Complexity and diversity, Generations, vol. 25 no. 3 (1992), pp. 5-6
  32. Burton, L. M., Dilworth-Anderson, P., Bengtson, V. L., Creating new ways of thinking about diversity and aging: Theoretical challenges for the twenty-first century, Generations, vol. 15 no. 4 (1992), pp. 67-72
  33. Burton, L. M., & Merriwether-deVries, C., The challenges and rewards of rearing grandchildren for African-American grandparents, Generations, vol. 25 no. 3 (1992), pp. 51-54
  34. Burton, L. M., Caring for children: Drug shifts and their impact on families, American Enterprise, vol. 2 no. 3 (1991), pp. 34-37
  35. Burton, L. M., & Dilworth-Anderson, P., The intergenerational family roles of aged black Americans, Marriage and Family Review, vol. 16 no. 3/4 (1991), pp. 311-330
  36. Burton, L. M., Teenage childbearing as an alternative life-course strategy in multigeneration black families, Human Nature, vol. 1 no. 2 (1990), pp. 123-143
  37. Butler, J., & Burton, L., Rethinking teenage pregnancy: Is sexual abuse a missing link?, Family Relations, vol. 39 no. 1 (1990), pp. 73-80
  38. Burton, L. M., & Martin, P., Thematikin der mehrgenerationenfamilie: Ein beispiel (Themes in multigeneration families: An example), German Journal of Gerontology, vol. 21(June) (1987), pp. 275-282
  39. Hagestad, G. O., & Burton, L. M., Grandparenthood, life context, and family development, American Behavioral Scientist, vol. 29 (1986), pp. 471-484

Work In Progress

  1. Burton, L.M., Public faces, silent crises: Racialization and low-income women in small town and rural America (2011)
  2. Brady, D., & Burton, L.M., Handbook of poverty research and society, Oxford University Press (2011)

Presented Papers

  1. Burton, L.M., How trust matters in the intimate unions of low-income mothers, Paper presented at the annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, Las Vegas, NV, August 2011. (2011)
  2. Burton, L.M., Journeys inside families and rural poverty: An ethnographic backstory about women and racialization, This paper was an invited keynote address for the Rural Sociological Society, Boise ID, July 2011 (2011)
  3. Burton, L.M., Critical race theories, colorism, and the decade's research on families of color: Reflections on process and knowledge, Paper presented as invited plenary address at the annual meeting of the National Council on Family Relations, Minneapolis, MN (2010)
  4. Burton, L.M., The adult life of young children: An ethnographic perspective on parenting and poverty, Paper presented as an invited plenary address at Head Start's 10th National Research Conference, Washington DC (2010)
  5. Burton, L.M., Cherlin, A., Winn, D.M., Estacion, A., & Holder-Taylor, C., Poverty, marriage, and trust: New insights for policymakers, Paper presented at the 16th Annual coalitions for National Science Funding Exhibition and Reception, Washington DC (2010)
  6. Tubbs, C.Y., Jacobs, S., & Burton, L.M., Understanding family systems of violence in low-income families, Paper presented at the Sixth International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2010)
  7. Jacobs, S., Tubbs, C.Y., & Burton, L.M., Coping, resilience, and transformation: Responsies to family and community violence among low-income women and children, Paper presented at the Sixth International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2010)
  8. Burton, L.M., Weathering generations: Family co-moribidity and the life course opportunities of America's poor, Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Council of Contemporary Families, Moline, IL (2010)
  9. Burton, L.M. & Cherlin A., Greater than the sum of its parts: Mixed methods and the Three-City Study, Paper presented at the Maryland Populaton Center and Consoritium on Race, Gender, and Ethnicity, Univesity of Maryland, College Park (2010)
  10. Burton, L.M., Journeys to the altar: Intimate unions and childbearing among low-inocme urban and rural families, Paper presented at the University of North Carolina Greensboro Harriet Elliot Lecture Series, Greensboro, NC (2010)
  11. Burton, L.M., Legacies of a letter, (Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, San Francisco, CA, August 2009) (2009)
  12. Burton, L.M., Nothin' "bout love makes sense: Exploring trauma and intimte partner violence in low-income urban and rural families, (paper presented at the Groves Conference on Marriage and Family, Chapel Hill, NC, June, 2009) (2009)
  13. Burton, L.M., Garrett-Peters, R., & Eason, J., Negotiating place in rural America: Identity, morality, and punishment systems, (paper presented at the NCI conference, "Place, Health, and Equity," University of Washington, Seattle, WA, May 2009) (2009)
  14. Burton, L.M., All our kin in an era of the hook-up: Complex relational ties in low-income families, (Paper presented at the National "All Our Kin" Conference, Yale University, New Haven, CT, May 2009) (2009)
  15. Burton, L.M., Adultified children in service learning programs: Considering needs of youth who are "growing up a little faster", (Paper presented at the Presidential Session, annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA, April 2009) (2009)
  16. Burton, L.M. & Hardaway, C., Low-income mothers as "othermothers" to their romantic partners' children: A multi-partnered fertility perspective on co-parenting, (Paper presented at the bi-annual meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO, April 2009) (2009)
  17. Winn, D.M., Burton, L.M. & Holder-Taylor, C., Mothers' romantic relationships and parenting practices: Exemplar case studies, (Paper presented at the bi-annual meeting of the society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO, April 2009) (2009)
  18. Burton, L.M. & Welsh, W., Grandmothers' differential involvement with grandchildren in multiple partner fertility family structures (2008) (Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, National Harbor,MD November 2008.)
  19. Burton, L.M. & Tucker, M.B., Romantic unions in an era of uncertainty: A post-Moynihan (2008) (Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Boston, MA, August, 2008.)
  20. Burton, L.M., Poverty, complex families, and sibling inequality: Ethnographic insights on multi-partner (2008) (Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the International Society of the Study of Behavioural Development, Wurzburg, Germany, July 2008.)
  21. Arditti, J., Ciafardini, A., & Burton, L.M., Cumulative disadvantage and parental incarceration: (2008) (Paper presented at annual meeting of the Hawaii International Conference on the Social Sciences. Honolulu, HI, May, 2008.)
  22. Burton, L.M., Cherlin, A., Winn, D.M., Estacion, A., & Holder-Taylor, C, The role of trust in low-income mothers' intimate unions (2008) (Paper presented at the Administration for Children and Families’ (ACF) 11th Annual Welfare Research and Evaluation Conference, Washington, DC. May 2008.)
  23. Cherlin, A., Cross-Barnet, Burton, L.M., & Garrett-Peters, R., Promises they can keep: Low-income women’s attitudes toward motherhood, marriage, and divorce (2008) (. Paper presented at the Administration for Children and Families’ (ACF) 11th Annual Welfare Research and Evaluation Conference, Washington, DC. May, 2008.)
  24. Burton, L.M., Poverty and family life in urban and rural settings: Insights from longitudinal team ethnographies. (2008) (Paper presented at the annual meeting of the North Carolina Sociological Association, Durham, NC, February, 2008.)
  25. Winn, D.M., Holder-Taylor, C., & Burton, L.M., Maternal romantic relationship patterns and parenting practices: How They Matter for Children. (2008) (Paper presented at the annual meeting of the North Carolina Sociological Association, Durham, NC, February, 2008.)
  26. Lawson Clark, S., Burton, L.M. & Flippen, C, What’s housing got to do with it? How housing policy shapes the romantic relationships of low-income Puerto Rican women (2008) (Paper presented at the annual meeting of the North Carolina Sociological Association, Durham, NC, February, 2008.)

Papers for Meetings

  1. Burton, L. M., Family structure and nonmarital fertility: Perspectives from ethnographic research, in Report to congress on out-of-wedlock childbearing (1995), pp. 147-165, Department of Health and Human Services (Pub. No. (PHS) 95-1257.)

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