Agenda for Social Justice 3: Solutions for 2024 Selected as Outstanding Academic Title for 2025

We are pleased to announce that Agenda for Social Justice 3: Solutions for 2024 has been selected as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2025 by Choice! These selected publications are chosen for their excellence in scholarship and presentation, the significance of their contribution to the field, and their value as an important treatment of their subject.

This year, only 343 print books were selected out of 2,800 titles. Please join us in celebrating Kristen M. Budd, Heather E. Dillaway, David C. Lane, Manjusha Nair, Glenn W. Muschert, and Jason A. Smith on this achievement! 

12/04/2025, 08:31 AM

Together We Can Make a Difference

Your tax-deductible, end-of-year donation helps us continue essential work toward creating a more just world. For Giving Tuesday, support one of our awards or funds, or make a general donation to help us reach our goals. Your donation of any amount sustains the Society, demonstrates your appreciation for your past or current involvement with the SSSP, and supports future sociologists and the discipline.

If you have questions, please contact us at sssp@utk.edu. Give to SSSP.

12/02/2025, 08:38 AM

Accepting Nominations – 2025 C. Wright Mills Award

Nominations are open for the 2025 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 2025 copyright date. Exceptions may be made for a book bearing a 2024 copyright, but that was not released until 2025 for the first time. Nominations Deadline: December 15, 2025

11/26/2025, 08:31 AM

Join or Renew for 2026!

Join or renew your membership today. For 75 years, SSSP 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.

Don’t miss our BOGO Divisional Membership promotion – available through 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Time) on December 31, 2025.

11/25/2025, 08:59 AM

Call for Applications: Editor of Social Problems

The Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP) is seeking applications for the position of Editor of Social Problems, beginning mid-year 2027. Editorial teams are welcome to apply.

The Editor will oversee peer review, prepare four annual issues, and promote the journal for Volumes 75-77 (2028-2030). Applicants must be SSSP members and demonstrate strong scholarly, editorial, and organizational experience. A familiarity with and commitment to Social Problems and the SSSP are essential.

Application Deadline: February 15, 2026

Submit materials or direct questions to: Dr. Jerry A. Jacobs, Chair, Editorial and Publications Committee – jjacobs@upenn.edu

Click here to learn more.

11/20/2025, 08:30 AM

SSSP: The 2026 Call for Papers is Now Available

The 2026 Call for Papers is now live!

View the Student Paper Competitions and Outstanding Scholarship Awards announcement and submit a paper or nominate a book, article, or scholar.

11/18/2025, 08:43 AM

Call for Books for the 2026 Author Meets Critics Sessions in New York City

We are pleased to announce the Call for Books for the 2026 Annual Meeting – Author Meets Critics Sessions. Program Chair Hadi Khoshneviss and his committee will select two books to be featured on the program.

These sessions 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 2024 or 2025 are eligible. You must be a current SSSP member to submit a nomination. 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, “Resisting Colonization of Lifeworlds.” Proposals must be submitted to the Program Chair by December 15, 2025.

11/13/2025, 08:51 AM

November issue of Social Problems is now available

SSSP members can access the November issue of Social Problems via our website. Please follow the members-only link for complimentary electronic access or learn more. All issues from 1953 - current are available. Members must 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.

11/11/2025, 09:30 AM

Virtual Panel: State-Ready: A Graduate Student’s Guide to Job Talks & Teaching Demos

Are you preparing for the academic job market? Don’t miss this interactive session designed to help graduate students navigate the crucial components of the hiring process — job talks and teaching demonstrations! SSSP is delighted to invite you to join us for a members-only virtual panel, Stage-Ready: A Graduate Student’s Guide to Job Talks & Teaching Demos, on Wednesday, November 19, from 3:30 pm–5:00 pm (Eastern Time). Register for the panel.

See the flyer for more details.

Panelists:

• Dr. Janelle M. Pham, Associate Professor, Oglethorpe University
• Dr. Brittney Miles, Assistant Professor, University of Illinois–Urbana Champaign
• Dr. Luke Russell, Associate Professor, Illinois State University

11/10/2025, 08:58 AM