2015 Annual Meeting
Final Program
Removing the Mask, Lifting the Veil:
Race, Class, and Gender in the 21st Century
The Society for the Study of Social Problems
65th Annual Meeting, August 21-23, 2015
Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel
221 N. Columbus Drive, Chicago, IL
View the preliminary program below for detailed information and the program schedule, including a rich assortment of sessions, meetings, special events, and receptions.
Searchable Features
Click here to download a PDF version of the final program (posted August 12, 2015).
Program Schedule
Committee and Divisional Meetings
Index of Participants
Index of Sessions
Plenary, Thematic, and Special Sessions
Receptions and Special Events
Meeting Space Floor Plan
Annual Meeting Information
In Recognition of Past and Present Service
Annual Meeting Schedule
Welcome to Chicago!
Welcome to Chicago, the City of Big Shoulders: A Guide for Graduate Students (and Others of Modest Means)
Chicago Visitor Guide
Hotel Services
Rooms • Business Services • Childcare Services • Dining Options • Distance to ASA Annual Meeting • Reservations • Area Attractions
Accessibility and Social Justice
Hotel • Air Quality - Smoking - Service Animals • Comfort Zone • Gender-Neutral Public Restroom • Sessions • Airports • Public Transportation Information • Chicago Taxi Access Program • Accessibility Information for Chicago
Travel Arrangements
Transportation Options
General Driving Directions • Parking Services • Airport Transportation: O'Hare and Midway
Registration and Audio-Visual Services
Book Exhibit
Listing of Organizations also Meeting in Chicago
Walking Directions to the ASA Meeting
Future Annual Meetings
Listing of Officers and Committee Members
Officers and Board of Directors • Elected Committees • Appointed Committees • Appointed Positions • Ad Hoc Committees • Administrative Office
Annual Meeting Events
Annual Meeting Highlights
SSSP Business Meeting • Presidential Address • Awards Ceremony • Division-Sponsored Reception
Receptions and Special Events
Arrival Meet & Greet Reception • Welcoming Reception • Society and Mental Health Division Reception • Graduate Student Happy Hour • New Member Breakfast • Presidential Address • Drinking and Drugs Division Reception • Awards Ceremony • Disability Reception • Division-Sponsored Reception
Graduate Student Meeting/Open Discussion of Proposed Resolutions/Film Screening
Graduate Student Meeting • Accessibility Committee Informational Meeting • Open Discussion of Proposed Resolutions • Film Screening of African Independence with Dr. Tukufu Zuberi
2014 C. Wright Mills Award Finalists
Thomas C. Hood Social Action Award Fundraiser-Raffle
Optional Tours
Optional Conference/Workshop
One-Day Conference: Sexual Harassment: International and Domestic Legislation, Training, and Advocacy
One-Day Workshop: Institutional Ethnography
