"Grad students often bemoan the pressure to give up on activist-based research in favor of more disinterested, scholarly pursuits, not realizing that SSSP has a richly cultivated tradition of proving that activism can be scholarly, and scholarship can--and should--incite social change. I would be a member of this organization even if I wasn’t pursuing a career in academia. Fortunately, others feel the same way, and you’re as likely to run into a local community organizer as a big-name sociologist at the annual conference."
-----Mary Scherer, University of Massachusetts Amherst

SSSP is an interdisciplinary home for nearly 2,000 scholars, activists, practitioners, and students dedicated to promoting greater social justice through social research. At SSSP, members share and support research endeavors in pursuit of social justice, outreach to policy makers on social research implications for social change, and support the work of community organizations fighting for a better world.

Student membership in SSSP is only $30. Consider joining today to get access to benefits and opportunities for professional growth, including:

SSSP Annual Meeting

AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Board of Directors Student Representative
Membership and Outreach Committee Student Representative
All SSSP Committees
Special Problems Division Chairperson or Newsletter Editor
Annual Meeting Session Organizer, Discussant, or Presenter

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Mentorship Program
Career and Fellowship Listings

GRADUATE STUDENT LISTSERV

Receive timely messages about other ways to get involved,
including SSSP campaigns and opportunities from Division Chairs