Racial/Ethnic Minority Graduate Fellowship–Deadline 2/1/22

Online applications for the Racial/Ethnic Minority Graduate Fellowship must be finalized no later than 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Time) on February 1, 2022. The fellowship was established to identify and support developing minority scholars who exemplify and give fresh voice to the SSSP history and commitment to scholar activism. Eligible applicants must be current SSSP members. Visit https://www.sssp1.org/index.cfm/pageid/925/ to join/renew today.

01/31/2022, 08:39 AM

Submit a paper for the SSSP 2022 Annual Meeting–Extended Deadline 1/31/22

Submit a paper for the 2022 Annual Meeting, https://www.sssp1.org/2022_Call_for_Papers. The extended submission deadline is 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Time) on Monday, January 31, 2022.

We hope that you will submit a paper and join us for our 72nd Annual Meeting to be held August 5-7, 2022 at the Omni Los Angeles Hotel at California Plaza in Los Angeles, CA.

The Divisions are pleased to announce the Student Paper Competitions and Outstanding Scholarship Awards. The deadline for all Student Paper Competitions is January 31, 2022. Deadlines vary for the Outstanding Scholarship Awards. In order to be considered for any of the Student Paper Competitions, applicants are required to submit their papers through the Annual Meeting Call for Papers.

01/28/2022, 08:08 AM

February issue of Social Problems is now available

SSSP members can access the February issue of Social Problems via our website. Please visit https://www.sssp1.org/ or follow the members-only link below for complimentary electronic access. All issues from 1953 - current are available. Members are required to login using their e-mail and password. If you have forgotten your password, you may enter your e-mail address below the log-in area, and your password will be e-mailed to you. If you have recently changed your e-mail address, you will need to log in using the e-mail address SSSP has on file for you. If you have any questions or need assistance, please e-mail the Administrative Office, at sssp@utk.edu. https://www.sssp1.org/index.cfm/m/401/Online_Access/

01/27/2022, 08:23 AM

SSSP 2022 Call for Papers Submission Policy Update

We want to inform you of a recent change to the submission policy for the upcoming Annual Meeting. Under the revised policy, “A person may appear on the program twice as a sole-author. There is no limit on co-authored papers.” Only individuals who have submitted two paper submissions and wish to submit additional co-authored papers must contact the Administrative Office to enter the paper(s) at sssp@utk.edu.

01/26/2022, 10:32 AM

Supreme Court on Affirmative Action

The current composition of the Supreme Court may spell the end of this decades long struggle over Affirmative Action. Here, Higher Ed Scholar Oi Yan Poon shows how the conservative legal strategy of pitting Asian Americans against African Americans and Latinos hurts all groups:
https://twitter.com/thereidout/status/1485769880985026563

More on the current cases here: 
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/24/us/politics/supreme-court-affirmative-action-harvard-unc.html

Post written by Amaka Okechukwu, George Mason University, Membership and Outreach Committee.

01/25/2022, 02:28 PM

Queering the Map

Queering the Map is challenging normalized thoughts about space through a community-generated map documenting queer life. This project calls on us to reflect on how systems of oppression affect our relation to space. https://www.queeringthemap.com

Post written by Greer A. Hamilton, Boston University School of Social Work, Membership and Outreach Committee: Student Representative

01/20/2022, 08:45 AM

Thank You, 2021 SSSP Contributors!

Thank you for your generosity and dedication to the Society for the Study of Social Problems. Your financial support has helped fund essential programs and initiatives that further our study of vital social problems. Based on your generosity, we received $4,623 in 2021 contributions, https://www.sssp1.org/index.cfm/m/584/Give_to_the_SSSP/. Please consider making a donation this year.

01/18/2022, 10:38 AM

Deadline Extended for the 2022 Call for Papers and the Student Paper Competitions – New Deadline–1/31/22

The Board of Directors voted to extend the submission deadline for the Call for Papers and the Student Paper Competitions to January 31 at 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Time). They feel this is the most prudent and responsible thing to do given the pandemic and the start of a new semester.

The Divisions are pleased to announce the Student Paper Competitions and Outstanding Scholarship Awards. In order to be considered for any of the Student Paper Competitions, applicants are required to submit their papers through the Annual Meeting Call for Papers, prior to the 1/31/22 extended submission deadline.

01/14/2022, 11:31 AM

Social Problems Special Issue – Call for Papers: The Racism of Omission

Social Problems invites submissions for a special issue aimed at inverting the logic of studying racism as solely an intentional (or explicit) act of exclusion and instead examining racism as an act of omission or choosing not to act or acting in a racially habituated fashion without thought or explicit intent.

The deadline for submitting papers is May 20, 2022. Please submit papers through the online submission portal and choose “Racism of Omission” at “step 6” of the submission process. Click here for more information.

01/13/2022, 04:04 PM

Preview the 2022 General Election ballot

Preview the 2022 General Election ballot. Biographical data for each candidate is provided to acquaint you with their backgrounds. Voting will begin on February 15 and the poll will close on March 15.

01/11/2022, 10:12 AM

Student Paper Competitions and Outstanding Scholarship Awards – Upcoming Deadlines

The Divisions are pleased to announce the Student Paper Competitions and Outstanding Scholarship Awards. The deadline for all Student Paper Competitions is January 15, 2022. Deadlines vary for the Outstanding Scholarship Awards. In order to be considered for any of the Student Paper Competitions, applicants are required to submit their papers through the Annual Meeting Call for Papers.

01/06/2022, 02:05 PM

Call for Papers Submission Deadline - 1/15/22

The Call for Papers, for our 72nd Annual Meeting to be held August 5-7, 2022 at the Omni Los Angeles Hotel at California Plaza in Los Angeles, CA, is available. We look forward to seeing everyone after not having an in-person meeting for two years. We will follow CDC recommendations at the time of the meeting and respect all laws or regulations in Los Angeles and at the conference hotel governing meetings/mass gatherings. The deadline for submissions is January 15, 2022.

01/04/2022, 11:17 AM