Buy One, Get One Free Promotion for Divisional Memberships

There has never been a better time to renew your SSSP membership and to add a new Division. Early birds who join or renew their membership by January 31 for the 2025 calendar year can buy one division membership and add another division membership for free. View a list of Divisions. To add a division, login and navigate to “Purchase a Division” under the “Divisions” section.

12/19/2024, 08:28 AM

2025 Racial/Ethnic Minority Graduate Fellowship

SSSP is now accepting applications for the Racial/Ethnic Minority Graduate Fellowship. Online applications must be received in their entirety no later than February 1, 2025. Two $15,000 fellowships are available to persons identified as either American Indian or Alaska Native, Arab/Middle Eastern/North African, Asian/Asian-American, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latinx, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, or, including Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and undocumented students from one of the aforementioned groups, accepted into an accredited doctoral program in any one of the social and/or behavioral sciences so as to expand their perspectives in the pursuit and investigations into social problems. 

12/17/2024, 08:33 AM

End of the Year Reminders

As this year comes to a close, the SSSP would like to take a moment to remind you of a few important announcements. If you have not already done so, take this opportunity to renew your membership for 2025 and consider gifting a SSSP membership – perfect for friends, students, and colleagues alike; nominate a book for the C. Wright Mills Award and/or a 2025 Annual Meeting Author Meets Critics Session; and apply for one of the Student Paper Competitions or Outstanding Scholarship Awards. Don’t forget to submit a paper for the 2025 Annual Meeting by January 31, 2025 at 11:59pm Eastern Time.

12/13/2024, 02:19 PM

Call for Books for the 2025 Author Meets Critics Sessions

We are pleased to announce the Call for Books for the 2025 Annual Meeting – Author Meets Critics Sessions. Program Chair Assata Zerai will select two books to be featured on the program.

Author Meets Critic Sessions are designed to bring authors of recent books considered to be important contributions to the study of social problems and the advancement of social justice together with discussants chosen to provide different viewpoints. Only books published in 2023 or 2024 are eligible for nomination. You must be a current SSSP member to submit a nomination. All nominations must be submitted online. Self-nominations are not accepted. At the discretion of the Program Chair, the Committee may invite authors whose work is particularly relevant to the theme, “Insurgent Sociology in a Time of Crises.” Proposals must be submitted to the Program Chair by December 15, 2024.

12/12/2024, 09:31 AM

Together We Can Make a Difference

Why do you give to the SSSP? Past-President Anna Maria Santiago, Michigan State University, shares:  “For 75 years, SSSP and its members have affirmed the relevance of scholarship in pursuit of social justice. Now more than ever, our voices are needed to encourage critical scholarship and debate to tackle the seemingly intractable social problems facing our world. With our support, SSSP can continue offering new generations of scholar-activists with opportunities and encouragement to engage in scholarship that makes a difference during the next 75 years.”

Your tax-deductible, end-of-year donation helps us continue essential work to create a more just world. Support one of our awards, funds, or give a general donation to help us reach our goals. Your donation of any amount will help sustain the Society, show your appreciation for your past or current involvement with the SSSP, and support further sociologists and the discipline. If you have questions, please contact us at sssp@utk.edu.Give to SSSP.

12/10/2024, 07:40 AM

C. Wright Mills Award Nomination Deadline is Quickly Approaching 12/15/24

Nominations are open for the 2024 C. Wright Mills Award. Members are encouraged to nominate eligible books for this prestigious award. Self-nominations are acceptable. Authors and/or nominators are not required to be SSSP members. Edited volumes, textbooks, fiction and self-published works are not eligible. Eligible books must be first edition (not a reprint or later edition) and bear a 2024 copyright. Exceptions may be made for a book bearing a 2023 copyright, but that was not released until 2024 for the first time. Nominations Deadline: December 15, 2024

12/05/2024, 08:40 AM

Together We Can Make a Difference

Your tax-deductible, end-of-year donation helps us continue essential work to create a more just world. For Giving Tuesday, support one of our awards, funds, or give a general donation to help us reach our goals. Your donation of any amount will help sustain the Society, show your appreciation for your past or current involvement with the SSSP, and support further sociologists and the discipline. If you have questions, please contact us at sssp@utk.edu. Give to SSSP.

12/03/2024, 08:41 AM