SSSP Family Division Fall 2023 Newsletter Welcome!from Co-Chairs Monnica Gavin and Tia Dickerson 2024 Conference Theme TOWARD A SOCIOLOGY OF VIOLENCE Join us at our Annual Meeting in Montréal on August 9-11, 2024! Read President Mary Bernstein's message on the conference by clicking on the link below: https://www.sssp1.org/index.cfm/m/944/2024_Annual_Meeting We want to hear about your work! Get the latest info on the 2024 Call for Papers here: https://www.sssp1.org/index.cfm/m/873/fuseaction/ssspsession2.publicView Reading List Request Have you read something interesting related to the study of Families recently? Tell us! We are working to create an inclusive list of these fascinating reads to share with the Division. Please email these submissions to gavinm@clarkstate.edu or tia.dickerson@bison.howard.edu Job Announcement Request If you have information related to current or upcoming faculty or staff postings in family sociology, please share them with us. We will compile this information to share in our spring newsletter! Please email these submissions to gavinm@clarkstate.edu Family Sessions at SSSP 2024 in MONTRÉAL: (Note that all papers must be submitted by January 31, 2024, 11:59 PM EST) 1. Gender-Based Violence-THEMATIC (Session #23) Sponsored by Crime & Juvenile Delinquency; Family; Gender; Sexual Behavior, Politics, & Communities Organized by Lloyd Klein (creditcardman21@yahoo.com) 2. Criminalizing Immigration-THEMATIC (Session #24) Sponsored by Crime & Juvenile Delinquency; Family; Global; Law & Society; Poverty, Class, & Inequality Organized by Rafia Mallick (rmallick1@student.gsu.edu) 3. Bullet-proof Backpacks & Responses to School Violence-THEMATIC (Session #47) Sponsored by Educational Problems; Family Organized by Linda Waldron(lwaldron@cnu.edu); Tia Dickerson (tia.dickerson@bison.howard.edu) 4. Critical Dialogue: It’s My Child: Parents’ Rights in the Classroom and Alternative Educational Locations (Session #48) Sponsored by Educational Problems; Family Organized by Tia Dickerson (tia.dickerson@bison.howard.edu) 5. Critical Dialogue: I Choose You: What Constitutes Family in the 21st Century-THEMATIC (Session #56) Sponsored by Family Organized by Monnica Gavin (gavinm@clarkstate.edu) 6. Critical Dialogue: Violence in the Family-THEMATIC (Session #57) Sponsored by Family Organized by Tia Dickerson (tia.dickerson@bison.howard.edu) 7. Migration and Gendered Ideologies in Families (Session #58) Sponsored by Family; Gender Organized by Monnica Gavin (gavinm@clarkstate.edu) 8. State and Interpersonal Violence against Contemporary Family Structures-THEMATIC (Session 59) Sponsored by Family; Gender; Poverty, Class, & Inequality; Sexual Behavior, Politics, & Communities Organized by Monnica Gavin (gavinm@clarkstate.edu) 9. Critical Dialogue: Work Policies and the Family (Session #60) Sponsored by Family; Labor Studies Organized by Monnica Gavin (gavinm@clarkstate.edu) Student Paper Competition The Family Division announces its 2024 Graduate Student Paper Competition. Papers should be of a professional quality and may relate to any aspect of the sociology of the family. Submitting authors must be enrolled as graduate students at the time of their submission. To be eligible, a paper may not be published, accepted, or under review for publication. All papers must be student authored; they may be jointly authored by one or more students, but may not be co-authored with a faculty member or non-student. Papers should be no more than 30 pages in length, including all notes, references, and tables. Please e-mail papers and a cover letter specifying that the paper is to be considered for the Family Division Graduate Student Paper Competition to the Division Co-Chair Tia Dickerson (tia.dickerson@bison.howard.edu). Authors are required to submit their papers through the annual meeting Call for Papers online system. Submissions must be received no later than midnight on January 15, 2024. The winner and any runners-up will be announced in Spring 2024. The first-place winner will receive a $150 cash stipend, a plaque of recognition, student membership, conference registration, and an opportunity to present their paper at the upcoming SSSP meetings in Montréal. Please include your name, institutional affiliation, and contact information in the body of your e-mail. Also indicate that your paper is being submitted for the Family Division Graduate Student Paper Competition in the subject line of your e-mail. Please note that you may compete in only one SSSP division. Announcements 2023 Meeting Recap The 2023 Meeting was a huge success! Please check here for highlights, recordings, and a video of the presidential address: https://www.sssp1.org/index.cfm/m/965/2023_Annual_Meeting Renew Your SSSP Membership It's time to renew your SSSP membership for 2023! And please encourage your colleagues and friends to join the Family Division! SSSP has great opportunities for professional development and can provide great resume enhancement for graduate students and scholars in all stages of their career! https://www.sssp1.org/index.cfm/m/255/fuseaction/ssspmember.portal Give the Gift of SSSP! Give a student or a non-academic activist a membership for a year. This gift would allow them to participate in the Society and their divisions of choice. It's a simple way to share the work of our society! https://www.sssp1.org/index.cfm/m/880/fuseaction/ssspmember.giftMembershipSelect/userid/6896