Mission Statement

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

Values Statements

  • Advancing social justice, addressing inequalities, and dismantling oppression
  • Using sociology and related disciplines for action to solve social problems and improve the world through advocacy, activism, and active engagement
  • Prioritizing critical inquiry, reflection, and research to engage in evidence-based scholarship and challenge assumptions
  • Recognizing the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration and the interconnectedness of social problems
  • Illuminating how social structures perpetuate interlocking social inequalities, highlighting how power and privilege are relational, and addressing systemic barriers to social justice
  • Emphasizing equity, empathy, and respect in improving the quality of life, fostering social relations, and creating a sustainable and more just world for individuals and communities impacted by social problems
  • Honoring our diverse community, where networks and alliances aim to amplify the voices of marginalized people

Our Purpose

The SSSP's stated purpose is to promote and protect sociological research and teaching on significant problems of social life and, particularly, to encourage the work of young sociologists; to stimulate the application of scientific method and theory to the study of vital social problems; to encourage problem-centered social research; to foster cooperative relations among persons and organizations engaged in the application of scientific sociological findings to the formulation of social policies; to foster higher quality of life, social welfare, and positive social relations in society and the global community and to undertake any activity related thereto or necessary or desirable for the accomplishment of the foregoing purposes. Fulfilling this purpose requires both a strict adherence to the highest principles of academic freedom, freedom of speech, and due process, as stated in the AAUP’s 1940 statement on academic freedom and tenure and 2014 statement on academic freedom and electronic communications; and the protection of the right to engage in intellectual debates of all types without fear of censorship or retaliation.