Welcome
Southwestern Sociological Association
Welcome to the home page for the Southwestern Sociological Association (SSA). The SSA was established in 1919 and is an affiliate of the Southwestern Social Science Association (sssaonline.org). Members of SSA receive a subscription to the Association's journal -- the Social Science Quarterly (socialsciencequarterly.org).
Call for Papers
Preliminary Call, SSA 2013. Preliminary Notice of Call for Papers for the 2013 Southwestern Sociological Association Meetings in New Orleans, Louisiana, March 27-30. Paper submissions will be via electronic submission. The system is expected to be open for receiving submissions by September 1, 2012.
Program Notes and Updates for SSSA 2012
Please plan to attend the Plenary Address "Sociology and the Market-Model
University" by Steven Brint, Professor of Sociology and Vice-Provost for
Undergraduate Education at UC- Riverside (Friday 4:00 PM). Professor Brint is
an expert on trends in higher education and will speak to Sociology's viability in
the face of budget pressures and other challenges to higher education. This is
followed by the SSA Business Meeting (5:30 PM) and then the SSA Reception
(6:30-7:30 PM). Use the following link for more information about the plenary
speaker.
Use the following link to get a list of program changes relating to Sociology
Sessions at SSSA 2012. Thanks to Charlie Tolbert
(Baylor University) for organizing the Sociology program and keeping up with late
changes. Especially note that the "Professional Workshop on Race/Ethnicity,
Mentoring and PhD Careers in Sociology" has been rescheduled to Thursday
8:30-945 AM in Randall E. (from Saturday 11:30 AM).
Don't forget the Sociology Silent Auction to support the American Sociological
Association's Minority Fellowship Program. Bring items you wish to donate to the
booth in the exhibit hall to be included in the auction and bid generously for the
donated goodies. Thanks to Cynthia Cready (University of North Texas) for
organizing the Silent Auction.
Preliminary Program
The final program for the 2012 SSSA meeting is posted and available for viewing on at SSSA 2012 Final Program. Additionally, information about conference and hotel registration is also available on the webpage for the Southwestern Social Science Association (sssaonline.org).
Call for Nominations
The links below are for calls for nominations from SSA Past-President Karen Manges Douglas. These include (1) the Call for Nominations for Vice President and Executive Council Representatives and (2) the Call for Nominations for paper awards for the Distinguished Paper Award, the Graduate Paper Award, and the Undergraduate Paper Award. The call includes summary of eligibility requirements and instructions for submitting nominations.
Call for Nominations for Vice President and Executive Council Representatives
Call for Nominations for Paper Awards
Norma Williams Distinguished Service Award-Call for Nominations