Advancing Sociological Scholarship in the U.S. South
A diverse, inclusive community committed to excellence in research, teaching, and public engagement.
About the Society
Established in 1935, the Southern Sociological Society promotes the development of sociology as a profession and scientific discipline through high academic standards, effective teaching, rigorous research, and the diffusion of sociological knowledge.
We are committed to building a diverse, welcoming, and inclusive association. SSS embraces members across many dimensions of identity, background, and career stage, and actively works to ensure equitable practices and full participation.
Members convene each spring for our annual academic conference.
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Latest News
Join Us for a Submission Info Session
October 15, 2023
SSS 2024 Submission Info Session Tuesday, October 17 4:30 – 5:30 pm EST Are you thinking of submitting an abstract for the SSS 2024 annual meeting in New Orleans? Join Program Co-Chair Hiromi Taniguchi for some tips and insights on choosing a submission type, writing an abstract, and what happens once you submit your abstract.
Southern Sociological Society Statement in Support of DEI Initiatives
June 1, 2023
The Southern Sociological Society strongly supports DEI initiatives, including courses, curricula, and other programs that focus on class, race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and other forms of inequality, which are key issues within sociology as reflected in our broader society. Recent legislation has banned teachers and scholars, including sociologists, from teaching certain topics at all levels
SSS 2023 is One Week Away- Here is Everything You Need To Know
March 23, 2023
Subject: SSS 2023 is One Week Away – Here is Everything You Need To Know To: Everyone From: David L. Brunsma, SSS Executive Officer and Lyla Byers, SSS Assistant Executive Officer How amazing that in just one week we will be gathering in Myrtle Beach, SC for President Earl Wright II’s amazing program: “I Will
SSS 2023: Final Program Now Available
March 7, 2023
Dear SSS Members, We are pleased to announce that the SSS 2023 final program is now available on the Annual Conference page of our website! The final program is saved in .pdf format, so it can be searched using the search function (Ctrl+F). There is also a session index in the back of the program.
SSS 2023 Preliminary Program Now Available!
January 30, 2023
SSSers- We are excited to announce that the preliminary program is now available on the SSS website! You can view it by clicking here. We would like to take this opportunity to thank the members of the SSS Program Committee for their hard work on pulling together this program. It takes a SSS community to