Join the SSSP

Join the SSSP

For 75 years, the Society for the Study of Social Problems has provided a supportive, inviting, and respectful space for those working to change the world we study. The strength of our organization rests on the diversity of our membership and ideas—and a steadfast commitment to collectively make a difference.

Join us today and bring your unique contributions to SSSP.

Our mission is to serve researchers, practitioners,
teachers, and advocates in the pursuit of social justice.

2026 Annual Meeting

Our Membership Benefits

  • Discounted conference registration
  • Networking opportunities
  • Mentorship programs
  • Professional development resources
  • Member-only virtual events
  • Leadership opportunities
  • Camaraderie in social justice struggles
  • Paper presentation opportunities
  • Awards, fellowships, and scholarships
  • New job prospects

First-time professional memberships are $70
and student memberships are $46.

SSSP Members

Enjoy access to all issues of the Society’s flagship journal, Social Problems, one of the top social science journals in the country.

A Message from Our President

Rose Brewer

“I joined SSSP as a graduate student in the mid-1990s. A fellow student suggested that it was a more welcoming, less intimidating and elitist organization than ASA, and I immediately found that to be the case. But I quickly realized additional aspects of SSSP that appealed to me, primarily its more progressive and radical approach to sociology and its commitment to activism and praxis.”

Sarah Jane Brubaker, Virginia Commonwealth University