What Our Members Say
Joel Best, University of Delaware |
Nancy J. Mezey, Monmouth University |
David A. Smith, University of California, Irvine |
![]() "I became a member of SSSP as an Assistant Professor in the late 90s and immediately cherished the nurturing, civic, and progressive space that the society offered me as a young professional. Fast forward fifteen years later, I continue to 'keep that same ole feeling' as I interact with scholars and practitioners focused on investigating the roots of social problems that remain a part of our society. I invite you to join the SSSP and become a part of our ever expanding society.” Marlese Durr, Wright State University
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![]() "As a graduate student in the ‘80s, I quickly developed a fond appreciation of the respectful and progressive space that the SSSP offers young professionals. Over thirty years later, I remain deeply engaged in this truly unique association. As social scientists and practitioners, we focus on the structural roots of social problems to confront their underlying causes and the system which reproduces them. If you identify with the larger struggle for social justice, I invite you to join the SSSP to help us 'occupy' the social sciences and transform social practice." R.A. Dello Buono, Manhattan College |
![]() "My affiliation with SSSP began with a serendipitous invitation in 1988 to serve on the Editorial Board of Social Problems. Numerous invitations followed including the privilege of serving SSSP as President. What has continued to draw me over the years is SSSP’s commitment to supporting scholars, activists, practitioners and students who are interested in research, teaching or service aimed at building a more just society. In SSSP, I found support to engage in research that was rigorous as well as socially meaningful. I am proud to belong to an organization that has served as the primary professional vehicle expanding the study of social problems for more than 60 years. SSSP and its members have done this by affirming the relevance of applied research and praxis, by encouraging critical scholarship and debate on a constantly evolving array of social issues, and through the inclusion of diverse, interdisciplinary and international voices on these issues. SSSP offers numerous opportunities for scholar-activists to meet like-minded colleagues; to be encouraged in their pursuit of scholarship that makes a difference; to actively shape the scholarly discourse on social issues; to participate in the organization in a variety of roles; and to receive ongoing mentoring that supports professional development." Anna Maria Santiago, Michigan State University |
![]() "As a graduate student and very junior faculty in the 1970s I found SSSP to be an open and inviting space for radical scholars and scholar activists searching for an intellectual home within sociology. I have been engaged in many ways over the decades. And today find myself drawn to SSSP for its ongoing invitation to push the boundaries of theory and praxis in a moment of deep and irreversible crisis of global capitalism and rising social struggle in the U.S. and globally. Here we can explore, model, and build the practice of transformative theory through teaching, scholarship, intellectual debate, and movement struggle among scholar activists in relation to grassroots movement actors." Walda Katz-Fishman, Howard University |
Valerie Jenness, University of California, Irvine |
A. Javier Treviño, Wheaton College |
Nancy A. Naples, University of Connecticut |
"I consider myself fortunate to have been actively involved in SSSP for over 30 years. It is a dynamic, activist-oriented professional organization, in which I find myself consistently challenged by some of the most innovative and provocative thinkers in the discipline of sociology and related fields today. It is also, though, an organization of friends -- of people I look forward to seeing and catching up with every year at the annual meeting, people who value one another as individuals, who are committed to social justice personally and professionally, and who make me feel instantly 'at home.'" Claire Renzetti, University of Kentucky
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“In my years of membership in SSSP, I have consistently found it to be an open, friendly, scholarly community of colleagues committed to social justice. I particularly enjoy meeting young scholars who are always welcome in divisions, on committees and at the annual conference. A real plus is Social Problems, the SSSP’s flagship journal, which makes an outstanding contribution to contemporary sociology.” Betsy Ettorre, University of Liverpool
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"SSSP has been one of the most dynamic, engaged, and progressive collective of scholars for over 50 years. Over much of my career, I have used its research, its theoretical orientations, and its concern for praxis and dynamic change to inform my pedagogy and my own research. I am pleased to be associated with such a fantastic group of scholars." Rodney D. Coates, Miami University
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"My love and appreciation for SSSP started as a graduate student. Back in the early 1990s, I was testing the waters of academia, trying to understand how it worked and if I belonged. I was full of energy and armed with a desire to fight injustice. SSSP not only welcomed me, but also gave me a push forward. From the start, the organization awarded me a scholarship that helped me complete the dissertation, publish a book, and ultimately get my first job. I am deeply grateful for that push. Since then, SSSP members have continued their support. And now, as a more senior scholar, I am part of a broad network that supports emerging activist scholars. SSSP is an intellectual refuge, built over decades, to sustain activist scholars engaged in praxis." Luis Fernandez, Northern Arizona University |