Publications of Linda Burton    :chronological  combined  bibtex listing:

Books

1. Brady, D. & Burton, L.M. (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of the social science of poverty (in press), Oxford University Press, N.Y.

Journal Articles

1. W. Welsh & Burton, L.M., Home, heart, and being Latina: Housing and intimate relationship power among low-income Mexican mothers, Sociology of Race and Ethnicity (in press)
2. Burton, L.M. & Hardaway, C.R., Low-income mothers as "othermothers" to their romantic partners' children: Women's coparenting in multiple partner fertility family structures, Family Process, vol. 51 (2013), pp. 343-359  [abs]
3. R. Garrett-Peters & L.M. Burton, Reframing marriage and marital delay among low-income mothers: An interactionist perspective, Journal of Family Theory and Review (2015), pp. 242-264

Articles and Chapters

1. Burton, LM; Cherlin, A, 'Trust is like Jell-O': Forms of trust in low-income mothers' romantic unions, Ncfr Reports, vol. 44 (2009), pp. F2-F5
2. Burton, LM; Seamster, L, A culmulative disadvantage model of intimate unions among low-income women (2012)
3. Allison, KW; Crawford, I; Leone, PE; Trickett, E; Perez-Febles, A; Burton, LM; Le Blanc, R, Adolescent substance use: preliminary examinations of school and neighborhood context., American Journal of Community Psychology, vol. 27 no. 2 (April, 1999), pp. 111-141 [doi]  [abs]
4. Burton, LM, Age norms, the timing of family role transitions, and intergenerational caregiving among aging African American women., Gerontologist, vol. 36 no. 2 (April, 1996), pp. 199-208 [doi]  [abs]
5. Burton, LM; 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)
6. Burton, LM, Black grandparents rearing children of drug-addicted parents: stressors, outcomes, and social service needs., Gerontologist, vol. 32 no. 6 (December, 1992), pp. 744-751 [doi]  [abs]
7. Cross-Barnet, C; Cherlin, A; Burton, L, Bound by Children: Intermittent Cohabitation and Living Together Apart., Family Relations, vol. 60 no. 5 (December, 2011), pp. 633-647, ISSN 0197-6664 [Gateway.cgi], [doi]  [abs]
8. Burton, LM, Caring for children: Drug shifts and their impact on families, American Enterprise, vol. 2 no. 3 (1991), pp. 34-37
9. Vernon-Feagans, L; Garrett-Peters, P; Willoughby, M; Mills-Koonce, R; Cox, M; Blair, C; Burchinal, P; Burton, L; Crnic, K; Crouter, N; Granger, D; Greenberg, M; Lanza, S; Miccio, A; Skinner, D; Stifter, C; Werner, E, Chaos, poverty, and parenting: Predictors of early language development, Early Childhood Research Quarterly, vol. 27 no. 3 (July, 2012), pp. 339-351, Elsevier BV [doi]  [abs]
10. Berry, D; Blair, C; Granger, DA; Vernon-Feagans, L; Cox, M; Burchinal, P; Mills-Koonce, R; Willoughby, M; Garrett-Peters, P; Crouter, A; Greenberg, M; Lanza, S; Werner, E; Burton, L; Crnic, K, Child Care and Cortisol Across Infancy and Toddlerhood: Poverty, Peers, and Developmental Timing, edited by Middlemiss, W, Family Relations, vol. 65 no. 1 (February, 2016), pp. 51-72, WILEY [doi]  [abs]
11. Burton, L, Childhood adultification in economically disadvantaged families: A conceptual model, Family Relations, vol. 56 no. 4 (October, 2007), pp. 329-345, WILEY, ISSN 0197-6664 [Gateway.cgi], [doi]  [abs]
12. Burton, LM; 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]
13. Burton, LM; Bromell, L, Childhood illness, family comorbidity, and cumulative disadvantage: An ethnographic treatise on low-income mothers' health in later life, Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics, vol. 30 no. 1 (January, 2010), pp. 233-265, Springer Publishing Company [doi]  [abs]
14. Wang, F; Algina, J; Snyder, P; Cox, M; Vernon-Feagans, L; Blair, C; Burchinal, M; Burton, L; Crnic, K; Crouter, A; Garrett-Peters, P; Greenberg, M; Lanza, S; Mills-Koonce, R; Werner, E; Willoughby, M, Children’s task engagement during challenging puzzle tasks, Merrill Palmer Quarterly, vol. 63 no. 4 (January, 2017), pp. 425-457, Wayne State University Press [doi]  [abs]
15. Burton, LM, Context and surrogate parenting among contemporary grandparents, Marriage & Family Review, vol. 20 no. 3-4 (October, 1994), pp. 349-366, Informa UK Limited [doi]  [abs]
16. Burton, LM; Dilworth-Anderson, P; Bengtson, VL, 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
17. Burton, LM; 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 the Family, vol. 72 no. 3 (June, 2010), pp. 440-459, WILEY, ISSN 0022-2445 [Gateway.cgi], [doi]  [abs]
18. Willoughby, MT; Magnus, B; Vernon-Feagans, L; Blair, CB; Family Life Project Investigators,, Developmental Delays in Executive Function from 3 to 5 Years of Age Predict Kindergarten Academic Readiness., Journal of Learning Disabilities, vol. 50 no. 4 (July, 2017), pp. 359-372 [doi]  [abs]
19. Whitfield, KE; Angel, J; Burton, LM; Hayward, M, Diverstiy, disparities, and inequalities in aging, Public Policy and Aging Report, vol. 16 no. 3 (2006), pp. 16-22
20. Roy, KM; Tubbs, CY; Burton, LM, Don't Have No Time: Daily Rhythms and the Organization of Time for Low-Income Families, Family Relations, vol. 53 no. 2 (March, 2004), pp. 168-178, WILEY [doi]  [abs]
21. Jarrett, RL; Burton, LM, 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 (March, 1999), pp. 177-187  [abs]
22. Berry, D; Blair, C; Ursache, A; Willoughby, MT; Granger, DA; Family Life Project Key Investigators,, Early childcare, executive functioning, and the moderating role of early stress physiology., Developmental Psychology, vol. 50 no. 4 (April, 2014), pp. 1250-1261, ISSN 0012-1649 [doi]  [abs]
23. Burton, LM; Garrett-Peters, R; Mora, R; Welsh, W, El que diran and the romantic unions of low-income Latina mothers: An ethnographic perspective (2012)
24. Blair, C; Ursache, A; Mills-Koonce, R; Stifter, C; Voegtline, K; Granger, DA; Family Life Project Investigators,, Emotional reactivity and parenting sensitivity interact to predict cortisol output in toddlers., Developmental Psychology, vol. 51 no. 9 (September, 2015), pp. 1271-1277 [doi]  [abs]
25. Burton, LM, Ethnography and the meaning of adolescence in high-risk neighborhoods, Ethos, vol. 25 no. 2 (January, 1997), pp. 208-217, WILEY [doi]  [abs]
26. Burton, LM; Stack, CB, Ethnography: A method that "rocks" our soul, Ncfr Reports, vol. 55 no. F5-F8 (2010)
27. Burton, LM, Families and aging: Complexity and diversity, Generations, vol. 25 no. 3 (1992), pp. 5-6
28. Tubbs, CY; Burton, LM, 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)
29. Tubbs, CY; Roy, KM; Burton, LM, Family ties: constructing family time in low-income families., Family Process, vol. 44 no. 1 (March, 2005), pp. 77-91 [doi]  [abs]
30. Mathews, SA; Detwiler, JE; Burton, LM, Geo-ethnography: Coupling geographic information analysis techniques with ethnographic methods in urban research, Cartographica: the International Journal for Geographic Information and Geovisualization, vol. 40 no. 4 (December, 2005), pp. 75-90, University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) [doi]  [abs]
31. Hagestad, GO; Burton, LM, Grandparenthood, life context, and family development, American Behavioral Scientist, vol. 29 (1986), pp. 471-484
32. Dallas, CM; Burton, LM, Health disparities among men from racial and ethnic minority populations, Annual Review of Nursing, vol. 22 (2004), pp. 77-100
33. Welsh, W; Burton, LM, Home and heart: Housing and relationship power among low-income mothers (2012)  [abs]
34. Welsh, W; Burton, L, Home, heart, and being Latina:Housing and intimate relationship power among low-income Mexican mothers, Sociology of Race and Ethnicity (December, 2015)
35. Lawson Clark, S; Burton, LM; Flippen, CA, Housing Dependence and Intimate Relationships in the Lives of Low-Income Puerto Rican Mothers, Journal of Family Issues, vol. 32 no. 3 (March, 2011), pp. 369-393, SAGE Publications, ISSN 0192-513X [doi]  [abs]
36. Burton, LM; Robin, RL, In the mix, yet on the margins: The place of families in urban neighborhood and child development research, Journal of Marriage and the Family, vol. 62 no. 4 (January, 2000), pp. 1114-1135, WILEY [doi]  [abs]
37. Burton, LM; Lichter, DT; Baker, RS; Eason, JM, Inequality, Family Processes, and Health in the "New" Rural America, American Behavioral Scientist, vol. 57 no. 8 (August, 2013), pp. 1128-1151, SAGE Publications, ISSN 0002-7642 [doi]  [abs]
38. Burton, LM, Intergenerational legacies and intimate relationships: Perspectives on adolescent mothers and fathers, Isspr Bulletin, vol. 10 no. 2 (1994), pp. 2-5
39. Roy, K; Burton, LM, Kinscription: Mothers keeping fathers connected to children, Journal of Zero to Three, vol. 23 no. 3 (2003), pp. 27-32
40. Stack, CB; Burton, LM, Kinscripts, Journal of Comparative Family Studies, vol. 24 no. 2 (January, 1993), pp. 157-170
41. George, LK; Gold, DT, Life course perspectives on intergenerational and generational connections, vol. 16 no. 3/4 (January, 2014), pp. 67-88 [doi]  [abs]
42. Allison, KW; Burton, L; Marshall, S; Perez-Febles, A; Yarrington, J; Kirsh, LB; Merriwether-DeVries, C, Life experiences among urban adolescents: examining the role of context., Child Development, vol. 70 no. 4 (July, 1999), pp. 1017-1029 [doi]  [abs]
43. Burton, LM; Hardaway, CR, Low-income mothers as "othermothers" to their romantic partners' children: women's coparenting in multiple partner fertility relationships., Family Process, vol. 51 no. 3 (September, 2012), pp. 343-359 [doi]  [abs]
44. Arditti, J; Burton, L; Neeves-Botelho, S, Maternal distress and parenting in the context of cumulative disadvantage., Family Process, vol. 49 no. 2 (June, 2010), pp. 142-164, ISSN 0014-7370 [Gateway.cgi], [doi]  [abs]
45. Bair-Merritt, MH; Voegtline, K; Ghazarian, SR; Granger, DA; Blair, C; Family Life Project Investigators, ; Johnson, SB, Maternal intimate partner violence exposure, child cortisol reactivity and child asthma., Child Abuse & Neglect, vol. 48 (October, 2015), pp. 50-57 [doi]  [abs]
46. Bengtson, VL; Burton, L, Mental health and the black elderly: Competence, susceptibility, and quality of life, Journal of Minority Aging, vol. 7 no. 3 & 4 (1981), pp. 25-31
47. Zvara, BJ; Macfie, J; Cox, M; Mills-Koonce, R; Family Life Project Key Investigators,, Mother-child role confusion, child adjustment problems, and the moderating roles of child temperament and sex., Developmental Psychology, vol. 54 no. 10 (October, 2018), pp. 1891-1903 [doi]  [abs]
48. Barnett, MA; Mills-Koonce, WR; Gustafsson, H; Cox, M; Vernon-Feagans, L; Blair, C; Burchinal, P; Burton, L; Crnic, K; Crouter, A; Garrett-Peters, P; Greenberg, M; Lanza, S; Roger Mills-Koonce, W; Skinner, D; Stifter, C; Werner, E; Willoughby, M, Mother-Grandmother Conflict, Negative Parenting, and Young Children's Social Development in Multigenerational Families, Family Relations, vol. 61 no. 5 (December, 2012), pp. 864-877, WILEY [doi]  [abs]
49. Roy, K; Burton, L, Mothering through recruitment: Kinscription of nonresidential fathers and father figures in low-income families, Family Relations, vol. 56 no. 1 (January, 2007), pp. 24-39, WILEY, ISSN 0197-6664 [Gateway.cgi], [doi]  [abs]
50. McHale, SM; Crouter, AC; Kim, J-Y; Burton, LM; Davis, KD; Dotterer, AM; Swanson, DP, Mothers' and fathers' racial socialization in African American families: implications for youth., Child Development, vol. 77 no. 5 (September, 2006), pp. 1387-1402 [doi]  [abs]
51. Burton, LM; Graham, JE, Neighborhood rhythms and the social activities of adolescent mothers., New Directions for Child Development no. 82 (January, 1998), pp. 7-22
52. Cherlin, A; Bogen, K; Quane, J; Burton, LM, 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  [abs]
53. Berry, D; Vernon-Feagans, L; Mills-Koonce, WR; Blair, C; Family Life Project Key Investigators,, Otitis media and respiratory sinus arrhythmia across infancy and early childhood: Polyvagal processes?, Developmental Psychology, vol. 54 no. 9 (September, 2018), pp. 1709-1722 [doi]  [abs]
54. Cherlin, A; Cross-Barnet, C; Burton, LM; Garrett-Peters, R, PROMISES THEY CAN KEEP: LOW-INCOME WOMEN'S ATTITUDES TOWARD MOTHERHOOD, MARRIAGE, AND DIVORCE., Journal of Marriage and the Family, vol. 70 no. 4 (November, 2008), pp. 919-933 [doi]  [abs]
55. Burton, LM; Welsh, WC; R L, L; T, ; Kull, M, Public housing use trajectories in the adult lives of low-income mothers: A mixed methods analysis (2012)
56. Burton, LM; Welsh, W; Flippen, C, Race, housing, and intimate union power in the lives of low-income mothers (2012)
57. Odom, EC; Garrett-Peters, P; Vernon-Feagans, L; Cox, M; Blair, C; Burchinal, P; Burton, L; Crnic, K; Crouter, A; Greenberg, M; Lanza, S; Mills-Koonce, R; Skinner, D; Werner, E; Willoughby, M, Racial Discrimination as a Correlate of African American Mothers’ Emotion Talk to Young Children, Journal of Family Issues, vol. 37 no. 7 (January, 2014), pp. 970-996, SAGE Publications [doi]  [abs]
58. Garrett-Peters, R; Burton, LM, Reframing Marriage and Marital Delay Among Low-Income Mothers: An Interactionist Perspective, edited by Goodsell, TL; Zvonkovic, A, Journal of Family Theory and Review, vol. 7 no. 3 (September, 2015), pp. 242-264, WILEY, ISSN 1756-2570 [doi]
59. Dilworth Anderson, P; Burton, LM, Rethinking Family Development: Critical Conceptual Issues in the Study of Diverse Groups, Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, vol. 13 no. 3 (January, 1996), pp. 325-334, SAGE Publications [doi]  [abs]
60. Butler, J; Burton, L, Rethinking teenage pregnancy: Is sexual abuse a missing link?, Family Relations, vol. 39 no. 1 (1990), pp. 73-80
61. Burton, LM; Tucker, MB, 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. 621 no. 1 (January, 2009), pp. 132-148, SAGE Publications [doi]  [abs]
62. Burton, LM, Seeking Romance in the Crosshairs of Multiple-Partner Fertility: Ethnographic Insights on Low-Income Urban and Rural Mothers, edited by Carlson, MJ; Meyer, DR, The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, vol. 654 no. 1 (January, 2014), pp. 185-212, SAGE Publications, ISSN 0002-7162 [doi]  [abs]
63. Garrett-Peters, R; Burton, LM, Talk, action, and chronic uncertainty: Rethinking marriage and marital delay among low-income women (2012)  [abs]
64. Burton, LM, Teenage childbearing as an alternative life-course strategy in multigeneration black families, Human Nature (Hawthorne, N.Y.), vol. 1 no. 2 (June, 1990), pp. 123-143, Springer Nature [doi]  [abs]
65. Garrett-Peters, R; Burton, L, Tenuous ties: The nature and costs of kin support among low-income rural African American mothers, Women, Gender, and Families of Color (In Press)
66. Burton, LM; Merriwether-deVries, C, The challenges and rewards of rearing grandchildren for African-American grandparents, Generations, vol. 25 no. 3 (1992), pp. 51-54
67. Kuhn, LJ; Willoughby, MT; Vernon-Feagans, L; Blair, CB; Family Life Project Key Investigators,, The contribution of children's time-specific and longitudinal expressive language skills on developmental trajectories of executive function., Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, vol. 148 (August, 2016), pp. 20-34 [doi]  [abs]
68. Willoughby, MT; Stifter, CA; Gottfredson, NC; Family Life Project Investigators,, The epidemiology of observed temperament: Factor structure and demographic group differences., Infant Behavior & Development, vol. 39 (May, 2015), pp. 21-34 [doi]  [abs]
69. Dilworth-Anderson, P; Burton, LM; Turner, W, The importance of values in the study of culturally diverse families, Family Relations, vol. 42 (1993), pp. 238-242
70. Cherlin, AJ; Hurt, TR; Burton, LM; Purvin, DM, The influence of physical and sexual abuse on marriage and cohabitation, American Sociological Review, vol. 69 no. 6 (January, 2004), pp. 768-789, SAGE Publications [doi]  [abs]
71. Zvara, BJ; Mills-Koonce, WR; Heilbron, N; Clincy, A; Cox, MJ; Vernon-Feagans, L; Cox, M; Blair, C; Burchinal, P; Burton, L; Crnic, K; Crouter, A; Garrett-Peters, P; Greenberg, M; Lanza, S; Mills-Koonce, R; Werner, E; Willoughby, M, The Interdependence of Adult Relationship Quality and Parenting Behaviours among African American and European Couples in Rural, Low-Income Communities, edited by Lunkenheimer, ES; Leerkes, EM, Infant and Child Development, vol. 24 no. 3 (May, 2015), pp. 343-363, WILEY, ISSN 1522-7227 [doi]  [abs]
72. Burton, LM; Cherlin, A; Winn, D-M; Estacion, A; Holder-Taylor, C, The Role of Trust in Low-Income Mothers' Intimate Unions*, Journal of Marriage and the Family, vol. 71 no. 5 (December, 2009), pp. 1107-1124 [doi]  [abs]
73. Burton, LM, The scholar and the oak tree: A profile of Vern L. Bengtson, Contemporary Gerontology, vol. 11 no. 3 (2005), pp. 91-94
74. Burton, LM; Martin, P, Thematikin der mehrgenerationenfamilie: Ein beispiel (Themes in multigeneration families: An example), German Journal of Gerontology, vol. 21(June) (1987), pp. 275-282
75. Welsh, W; Burton, LM, Weapons of the weak and housing in the lives of low-income mothers (2012)
76. Ritchie, L; Burton, L, WEATHERING OF LOW-INCOME WOMEN IN RURAL NORTH CAROLINA: IMPACT OF SEXUAL ABUSE & DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, Gerontologist, vol. 54 (November, 2014), pp. 113-113, OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, ISSN 0016-9013 [Gateway.cgi]
77. Burton, LM; Whitfield, KE, 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
78. Burton, LM; Winn, D-M; Stevenson, H; Clark, SL, Working with African American clients: considering the "homeplace" in marriage and family therapy practices., Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, vol. 30 no. 4 (October, 2004), pp. 397-410, ISSN 0194-472X [doi]  [abs]
79. 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
80. Burton, L; Martin, P, [Thematics of the multi-generation family: an example of a 6- and 7-generation family], Zeitschrift Fur Gerontologie, vol. 20 no. 5 (September, 1987), pp. 275-282  [abs]

Papers In Progress

1. Garrett-Peters, R., & Burton, L.M., Poverty and the production of household chaos: findings from an ethnographic study of low-income rural mothers (2012)  [abs]

Book Reviews

1. Burton, L, Grandparents/grandchildren: The vital connection, International Journal of Gerontology (January, 1986), Elsevier, ISSN 1873-9598
2. Burton, L, Review of Family and individual development by J.A. Meacham, Contemporary Sociology, vol. 16 no. 1 (January, 1987), American Sociological Association, ISSN 0094-3061

Book Chapters

1. 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
2. Roy, D; Burton, LM, 'Show me you can be a father': Maternal monitoring and recruitment of fathers for invovvement in low-income families, in Monitoring families, edited by Nelson, M; Garey, AI (2009), pp. 192-216, Vanderbilt University Press, ISBN 9780826516718  [abs]
3. Elder, GH; Caspi, A; Burton, LM, Adolescent transitions in developmental perspective: Sociological and historical insights, in Minnesota symposium on child psychology, edited by Gunnar, M, vol. 21 (1987), pp. 151-179, Erlbaum
4. Obeidallah, DO; Burton, LM, Affective ties between mothers and daughters in adolescent childbearing families, in Conflict and closeness: The formation, functioning, and stability of families, edited by Brooks-Gunn, J; Cox, M (1999), Lawrence Erlbaum
5. Spencer, MB; McDermott, P; Burton, LM; 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 Duncan, G; Brooks-Gunn, J; Aber, L (1997), Russell Sage
6. Baker, RS; Burton, LM, Between a rock and a hard place: Socioeconomic (im)mobility among low-income mothers of children with disabilities, in Advances in Gender Research, vol. 25 (January, 2018), pp. 57-72 [doi]  [abs]
7. Burton, LM; Bengtson, VL, Black grandmothers: Issues of timing and meaning in roles, in Grandparenthood: Research and policy, edited by Bengtson, VL; Robertson, J (1985), pp. 61-77, Sage
8. Tubbs, CY; Burton, LM, Bridging research using ethnography to inform clinical practice, in Research methods in family therapy, 2nd edition, edited by Sprenkle, DH; Piercy, FP (2006), Guilford Press
9. Burton, L; Winn, DM; Stevenson, H; McKinney, M, Childhood adultification and the paradox of parenting: Perspectives on African American boys in economically disadvantaged families, in Family problems: Stress, risk, and resilience, edited by Arditti, J (2015), Wiley-Blackwell Publishing
10. Skinner, D; Lachicotte, W; Burton, LM, Childhood disability and poverty: How families navigate health care and coverage, in Health and medical care, edited by Arrighi, BA; Maume, DJ (2007), Praeger Press
11. Skinner, D; Matthews, S; Burton, LM, 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 Weisner, T (2005), University of Chicago Press
12. Burton, LM; Stack, CB, Conscripting kin: Reflections on family, generation, and culture, in Family, self, and society, edited by Cowan, P; Field, D; Hanson, D; Skolnick, A; Swanson, G (1992), pp. 103-113, Erlbaum Associates
13. Dilworth-Anderson, P; Burton, LM; Klein, D, Contemporary and emerging theories studying families, in Sourcebook of family theory and research, edited by Bengtson, V; Allen, K; Dilworth-Anderson, P; Klein, D (2004), SAGE Publications
14. Dilworth-Anderson, P; Burton, LM, Critical issues in understanding family support and older minorities, in Minority elders: Five goals toward building a public policy base, 3rd edition, edited by Miles, TP (1999), The Gerontological Society of America
15. Burton, LM; Obeidallah, DO; 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 Jessor, R; Colby, A; Shweder, R (1996), University of Chicago Press
16. Bengtson, VL; Rosenthal, C; Burton, LM, Families and aging, in Handbook of aging and the social sciences, edited by Binstock, R; George, L (1990), pp. 263-287, Academic Press
17. Jarrett, RL; Roy, K; Burton, LM, Fathers in the hood: Insights from qualitative research on low income African American men, in Handbook on fatherhood involvement: Multidisciplinary perspectives, edited by Monda, CTL; Cabrera, N (2002), Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
18. Burton, LM; 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 aging families., edited by Silverstein, M; Giarrusso, R (2013), pp. 79-103, Johns Hopkins University Press, ISBN 9781421408941
19. Burton, LM; Lein, L; Kolak, A, Health and mothers' employment in low-income families, in Work, Family, Health, and Well-Being, edited by Bianchi, S; Casper, L; King, R (June, 2005), pp. 489-505, Routledge, ISBN 1410613526 [doi]
20. 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
21. 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
22. Burton, LM; Whitfield, KE, 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 Baars, J; Dannefer, D; Phillipson, C; Walker, A (2006), Baywood
23. Burton, LM; 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 McLoyd, VC; Dodge, K; Hill, N (2005), Guilford Press
24. Burton, LM, 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 Schaie, KW; Bengtson, VL; Burton, LM (1995), pp. 79-96, SPRINGER
25. Burton, LM; Stack, CB, Kinscripts and adolescent childbearing, in The politics of pregnancy, edited by Rhode, DL; Lawson, A (1993), pp. 174-185, Yale University Press
26. Stack, CB; Burton, LM, Kinscripts: Reflections on family, generation, and culture, in Mothering: Ideology, experience, and agency, edited by Glenn, EN; Chang, G; Forcey, LR (1994), pp. 33-44, Routledge
27. Streib, J; Verma, SJ; Welsh, W; Burton, L, Life, death, and resurrection: The culture of poverty, in The Oxford handbook of the social science of poverty (December, 2015), Oxford University Press
28. 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
29. Burton, LM; 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 Elder, G; Giele, JZ (2009), pp. 29-80, Guilford Press [doi]
30. Burton, LM; 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 Burton, LM; Kemp, S; M, L; Matthews, S; Takeuchi, D (2011), SPRINGER
31. Burton, LMG-P; Garrett-Peters, R; Eaton, SC, More than good quotations: How ethnography informs knowledge on adolescent development and context, in Handbook of adolescent psychology: Vol. 1, edited by Lerner, RM; Steinberg, L (2009), John Wiley & Sons
32. Burton, L, Mothering through recruitment: Kinscription of non-residential fathers and father figures in low-income families, in American families: A multicultural reader, edited by Coontz, S (2008), Routledge
33. Medwinter, SD; Burton, LM, Negotiating gender and power: How some poor mothers employ economic survival strategies after welfare reform, in Advances in Gender Research, vol. 25 (January, 2018), pp. 107-124 [doi]  [abs]
34. Burton, LM; Graham, JE, Neighborhood rhythms and the social activities of adolescent mothers., in Temporal rhythms in adolescence: Clocks, calendars, and the coordination of daily life, edited by Larson, R; Crouter, AC (January, 1998), pp. 7-22, Jossey-Bass
35. Burton, LM; 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 Duncan, G; Brooks-Gunn, J; Aber, L (1997), Russell Sage
36. Burton, LM, 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 Booth, A; Crouter, AC (2001), Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
37. Bengtson, VL; 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 Binstock, R; George, L (1995), Academic Press
38. McLoyd, V; Aikens, NL; Burton, LM, Poverty and childrens well being: Linking research, policy, and practice, in Handbook of child psychology, edited by Siegal, I; Renninger, A (2006), WILEY
39. Dilworth-Anderson, P; Burton, LM; Boulin-Johnson, L, Reframing theories for understanding race, ethnicity, and family., in Sourcebook of family theories and methods: A contextual approach, edited by Boss, WD; Doherty, W; Larossa, R; Schumm, W; Steinmetz, S (1993), pp. 627-646, Plenum Press
40. Burton, LM; Bengtson, VL, Research in minority communities: Problems and potentials, in Minority aging: Sociological and social psychological issues, edited by Manuel, R (1982), pp. 215-222, Greenwood Press
41. Burton, LM; 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 Thornton, A (2001), University of Michigan Press
42. Burton, LM; 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 Crockett, L; Crouter, A (1995), pp. 119-138, Erlbaum
43. 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
44. Brady, D; Burton, L, Social science and poverty from a global perspective, in The Oxford handbook of the social science of poverty (December, 2015), Oxford University Press
45. Burton, LM, Sociological and anthropological perspectives on fatherhood: Traversing lenses, methods, and invisible men, in Handbook on fatherhood involvement: Multidisciplinary perspectives, edited by Monda, CTL; Cabrera, N (2002), Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
46. Bengtson, VL; Manuel, RC; Burton, LM, Sociology of age, in Aging prospects and issues, edited by Davis, R (1981), pp. 22-39, University of Southern California Press
47. Burton, LM; Sorensen, S, Temporal dimensions of intergenerational caregiving in African-American multigeneration families, in Caregiving systems: Informal and formal helpers, edited by Zarit, SH; Pearlin, LI; Schaie, KW (1993), pp. 47-66, Erlbaum Associates
48. Burton, LM, 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 Quy, BTK (1995), pp. 197-206, Nha Xuat Ban Khoa Hoc Xa Hoi
49. Bryant, CM; Bolland, JM; Burton, LM; Hurt, T; Bryant, BM, The changing social context of relationships, in Close Relationships: Functions, Forms, and Processes, edited by Feeney, J; Noller, P (January, 2013), pp. 25-47, Routledge, ISBN 9780203782972 [doi]
50. Skinner, D; Lachicotte, W; Burton, LM, The difference disability makes: Managing childhood disability, poverty, and work, in Doing without: Women and work after welfare reform, edited by Henrici, J (2006), University of Arizona Press
51. Burton, LM; Snyder, AR, The invisible man revisited: Comments on the life course, history, and men's roles in American families, in Men in families, edited by Booth, A; Crouter, AC (1998), Lawrence Erlbaum
52. Burton, LM, The timing of childbearing, family structure, and the role responsibilities of aging black women, in Stress and coping in children and families, edited by Hetherington, EM; Blechman, E (1996), pp. 155-172, Lawrence Erlbaum
53. Burton, LM; 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 Masten, A, vol. 29 (1999), Erlbaum
54. Burton, LM, Uncovering hidden facts that matter in interpreting individuals’ behaviors: An ethnographic lens, in Families as they really are, edited by Risman, BJ (2009), Norton Publishers
55. Burton, LM; Lein, L, Welfare and low-wage work: A troubled and troubling environment, in Doing without: Women and work after welfare reform, edited by Henrici, J (2006), University of Arizona Press
56. Burton, LM; Stack, CB, “Breakfast at Elmo’s”: Adolescent boys and disruptive politics in the kinscripts narrative, in Open to Disruption: Time and Craft in the Practice of Slow Sociology, edited by A.Garey, R. Hertz, & M. Nelson (January, 2014), pp. 174-191, Vanderbilt University Press, Nashville, TN, ISBN 9780826519849

Edited Books

1. A new look at families and aging, edited by Burton, LM (1993), Baywood Publishing
2. Burton, L.M., Kemp, S., Leung, M., Matthews, S., & Takeuchi, D. (eds.), Communities, neighborhood, and health: Expanding the boundaries of place, edited by Burton, LM; Kemp, S; Leung, M; Matthews, S; Takeuchi, D (2011), SPRINGER, NY
3. Burton, LM; Hernandez, D; Hofferth, S, Families, youth, and childrens well being (1998), American Sociological Association
4. Schaie, W. K., Bengtson, V. L., & Burton, L. M., Intergenerational issues in aging, edited by Schaie, WK; Bengston, VL; Burton, LM (1995), SPRINGER
5. D Brady and LM Burton, Oxford handbook of the social science of poverty, edited by Brady, D; Burton, LM (November, 2013), Oxford University Press

Papers Accepted

1. 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 (2012), Johns Hopkins University Press
2. Burton, LM; Lichter, D; Baker, RS; Eason, JM, Inequality, poverty, and health in the new rural America: Towards an emergent research agenda, American Behavioral Scientist (2012)

Work In Progress

1. Brady, D., & Burton, L.M., Handbook of poverty research and society, Oxford University Press (2012)
2. Burton, L.M., “Hiding in Plain Sight: Racialization, Colorism, and the Intimate Union and Childbearing Behaviors of Adolescent and Young-Adult Rural Mothers. (2012)

Presented Papers

1. Garrett-Peters, R., & Burton, L.M, Poverty and the production of household chaos: Findings from an ethnographic study of low-income rural mothers, Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the International Society of the Study of Behavioural Development, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (July 14, 2012)
2. Burton, L.M., “Hiding in plain sight:” Racialization, colorism, and the intimate union and childbearing behaviors of adolescent and young-adult rural mothers, Invited keynote address presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Themed Meeting: Transitions from Adolescence to Adulthood, Tampa, FL (October 17, 2012)

Papers for Meetings

1. Burton, L; Benjamin, A; Hurt, T; Woodruff, SL; Kolak, A, An ethnographic study of low-income non-entrants to TANF: Welfare experiences, diversions, and making ends meet (2003)
2. Slattery, E; Skinner, D; Lahicotte, W; Cherlin, A; Burton, LM, Disability, health coverage, and welfare reform (2002)
3. Burton, LM, 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.)
4. Cherlin, AJ; Burton, L; Francis, J; Henrici, J; Lein, L; Quane, J; Bogen, K, Sanctions and case closings for noncompliance: Who is affected and why (2000)
5. Moffitt, R; Cherlin, AJ; Burton, L; King, M; Roff, J, The characteristics of families of families remaining on welfare (2001)
6. Burton, L; Tubbs, C; Odoms, AM; Oh, HJ; Mello, ZR; Cherlin, A, Welfare reform, poverty, and health: Ethnographic perspectives on health status and health insurance coverage in low-income families (2003)
7. Winston, P; Angel, RJ; Burton, L; Chase-Lansdale, PL; Cherlin, AJ; Moffitt, RA; Wilson, WJ, Welfare, children, and families: Overview and design (1999)
8. Burton, L; Cherlin, AJ; Francis, J; Jarrett, RL; Quane, J; Williams, C; Stem Cook, MN, What welfare recipients and the fathers of their children are saying about welfare reform (1998)
9. Cherlin, AJ; Winston, P; Angel, RJ; Burton, L; Chase-Lansdale, PL; Moffitt, RA; Wilson, WJ; Quane, J; Levine-Coley, R, What welfare recipients know about the new rules and what they have to say about them (2000)