Ethnography and the Meaning of Adolescence in High-Risk Neighborhoods

Bibliographic Data

ID2474571
AuthorsLinda M Burton (Pennsylvania State University, corresponding author)
Year1997
Volume25
Issue2
Pages208-217
Publication date1997-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEthos (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0091-2131 • E-ISSN: 1548-1352
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1525/eth.1997.25.2.208
OpenAlexW2045939596
LanguageEN
Citations received22
References cited21

In this commentary it is argued that ethnography is the "most important method" for studying development among ethnic minority teens growing up in high-risk neighborhoods. Data from a five-year ethnographic study of inner-city African American families and their adolescent children illustrates the utility of ethnography in identifying contexutal issues that are critical for understanding development among urban minority teens, but have yet to be systematically "uncovered" and explored in studies that use traditional survey methods. The implications of ethnographic approaches for developing future research on context and adolescent development in ethnic minority populations is discussed in the conclusion

Context (archaeology) · Developmental psychology · Ethnic group · Ethnography · Geography · Meaning (existential) · Sociology · Anthropology · Early Childhood Education and Development · Gender Studies · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Youth Development and Social Support

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