hɪz nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən bˈʊk ðə lˈɛvɪttˌaʊnɚz wʌz bˈeɪst ˌɔn sˈɛvɹəl jˈɪɹz ʌv pɑːɹtˈɪsɪpəntɑːbzɚvˈeɪʃən ɪn nˈuː dʒˈɜːsiz lˈɛvɪtbˈɪlt sˈʌbɜːb ɪn wˈɪlɪŋbɚɹˌoʊ, əbzˈɜːvɪŋ hˌaʊ ɐ sˈɛt ʌv nˈuː hˈoʊmoʊnɚz kˈeɪm təɡˌɛðɚ tʊ ɪstˈæblɪʃ ðə kəmjˈuːnᵻɾiz fˈɔːɹməl ænd ɪnfˈɔːɹməl ˌɔːɹɡɐnᵻzˈeɪʃənz.
His 1967 book The Levittowners was based on several years of participant-observation in New Jersey's Levitt-built suburb in Willingboro, observing how a set of new homeowners came together to establish the community's formal and informal organizations.