Sign-up for the 2019 Meeting Mentor Program, Deadline June 30

Call for Mentors/Mentees! The Meeting Mentor Program is designed to facilitate interaction between new members or graduate students and meeting veterans at the annual meeting. Mentors provide valuable knowledge about the SSSP and Annual Meeting activities as well as insight into their own experiences as scholar activists. To serve as a mentor or to be matched with a mentee, visit:
https://www.sssp1.org/index.cfm/m/312/Mentoring_Program/.

05/23/2019, 09:33 AM

Call for Nominations for the SSSP 2020 General Election (deadline 6/15)

Nominations remain open for candidates to run in the SSSP 2020 General Election, https://www.sssp1.org/index.cfm/m/196/General_Elections/. Consider nominating a colleague or yourself for one of these offices by completing the online nomination form, https://www.sssp1.org/index.cfm/pageid/2178.

05/21/2019, 11:15 AM

Job Opportunities

SSSP provides a free career center for members and non-members to browse current jobs related to sociology. We also allow employers to POST JOBS for FREE! To find or post your next job opportunity, visit:
https://www.sssp1.org/index.cfm/m/320/locationSectionId/0/Job_Opportunities

05/16/2019, 10:44 AM

The Preliminary Program is Now Available!

The preliminary program for the 69th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Social Problems is now available.  Please visit https://www.sssp1.org/2019_Preliminary_Program to review the program, register for the conference, and make your travel arrangements.  We look forward to seeing you August 9-11 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City, NY. President Nancy J. Mezey and her Program Committee have worked diligently to organize workshops and collaborative sessions under this year’s program theme: Illuminating the SOCIAL in Social Problems.  It is their sincere hope that you will join them, to draw deeply and widely on sociological teachings to illuminate the social in all aspects of social problems.

05/15/2019, 11:36 AM

The Benefits of SSSP Membership

SSSP membership has its benefits!  Perhaps no other professional organization is as committed to tackling contemporary social problems and redefining historical social facts as the SSSP.  Our community of activist scholars places a priority on supporting not only emerging scholarship, but on supporting graduate students and junior scholars.  For many respected senior scholars, SSSP was the first organization that actively supported their work by inviting them into a dynamic community of individuals dedicated to activist scholarship.  Membership provides access to this welcoming community of individuals who do rigorous, groundbreaking social research.  Through our annual meetings and our highly regarded journal, Social Problems, SSSP has shared new knowledge and developed myriad working partnerships and professional friendships for over 60 years.  Consider joining us in this worthwhile endeavor by becoming a member or renewing your membership today! http://www.sssp1.org/membershippromo/

05/14/2019, 11:49 AM

2018 C. Wright Mills Finalists

The 2018 C. Wright Mills Award Finalists have been selected.

The committee reviewed 79 nominated books to select the five finalists.  The committee will select the winner prior to the Annual Meeting and announce the winner at the Awards Ceremony in New York City, NY.  All finalists’ books will be recognized in the 2019 Annual Meeting program and at the ceremony.

To an outstanding degree, each of the finalists met the criteria for the award:

• Critically addresses an issue of contemporary public importance
• Brings to the topic a fresh, imaginative perspective
• Advances social scientific understanding of the topic
• Displays a theoretically informed view and empirical orientation
• Evinces quality in style of writing
• Explicitly or implicitly contains implications for courses of action

To view the list of finalists, visit:
https://www.sssp1.org/index.cfm/m/779/2018_C_Wright_Mills_Award_Finalists/

05/09/2019, 08:55 AM

Call for Resolutions Deadline – June 1, 2019

Members who wish to propose resolutions for consideration of the SSSP, should submit them to the SSSP Vice-President William D. Cabin at wcabin@umich.edu by June 1, 2019.

All proposed resolutions, with the exception of those expressing thanks, should contain a concise position statement concerning a social problem of urgent concern and the appropriate evidence and citations to support the position taken in the resolution.  In most cases, the proposed resolution should include some sort of call for viable action on the part of the SSSP.  This typically has involved a letter from the Board directed to some public entity expressing concern, support, or protest.  Feel free, however, to propose other forms of appropriate action.  If the proposed resolution is in support of or in opposition to a piece of legislation, a copy of the legislation or a place where members can access it must be provided.  Please click on the following link for examples, including the format we would like you to use: https://www.sssp1.org/index.cfm/pageid/1993/.

05/07/2019, 07:37 AM

May issue of Social Problems is now available

The May issue of Social Problems is now available on the SSSP website for all members. Please visit our website at 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 address 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 Kelsey Arnold, Assistant to the Administrative Officer, at sssp@utk.edu.

https://www.sssp1.org/index.cfm/m/401/Online_Access/

05/02/2019, 10:52 AM

Add Another Division

Additional divisions are available for $10 each. Divisional business meetings are scheduled during the 2019 SSSP Annual Meeting, as well as an enjoyable Division-Sponsored Reception. For a list and explanations of the 23 SSSP Divisions, visit https://www.sssp1.org/index.cfm/m/21/Divisions/. To add a division, login at https://www.sssp1.org/index.cfm/m/410/locationSectionId/0/Member_Login. The “Purchase a Division” link is under the “Divisions” section, https://www.sssp1.org/index.cfm/m/253/Membership/#Divisions.

04/30/2019, 06:22 PM

Make Your Reservation at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City

This year’s Annual Meeting will be held at the Roosevelt Hotel. Our single/double rate of $229 plus tax, per night includes complimentary internet in your guest room. Please request the SSSP group room rate when booking a room to ensure the correct discount is given (based on availability). Reservations made after July 16th or after the room block is filled are subject to availability and rate increase. Staying in the conference hotel assures close access to all conference activities. To learn more visit: https://www.sssp1.org/index.cfm/m/753/Hotel_Reservation_Information/.

04/25/2019, 10:33 AM

Meeting Mentor Program

Call for Mentors/Mentees! The Meeting Mentor Program is designed to facilitate interaction between new members or graduate students and meeting veterans at the annual meeting. Mentors provide valuable knowledge about the SSSP and Annual Meeting activities as well as insight into their own experiences as scholar activists. To serve as a mentor or to be matched with a mentee, visit:

https://www.sssp1.org/index.cfm/m/312/Mentoring_Program/.

04/23/2019, 11:02 AM