MSS Midwest Sociological Society

Welcome to the Midwest Sociological Society Website

Who We Are

Founded in 1936, MSS is a membership organization of academic and applied sociologists as well as students of the discipline. About 2/3 of the 1200 members live in the Midwest, but membership is open to all; and about 1/3 of the members are from other parts of the nation and the world.

Organized in 1936, MSS held its first annual meeting in 1937. In 2011-12, MSS celebrated 75 years of scholarship and collegiality at its annual meeting in Minneapolis.

MSS

publishes The Sociological Quarterly

holds a 4-day annual meeting each spring

funds grants and awards to its members

and offers leadership opportunities.

We invite you to join us!

Are you a clinical

or applied sociologist?

Are you a clinical or applied sociologist? The Sociological Practice Committee wants to hear from you. We are always looking for ways to encourage participation of clinical and applied sociologists, and others involved in sociological practice, in the annual meeting. So, send us an email with your contact information so we may update our members/practitioners list.

Please put 'soc practice' in the subject line and email contact names to MSS exec office.

Wiley-Blackwell, publisher of MSS's journal, The Sociological Quarterly, has launched a smart-phone for sociologist. "Sociology Spotlight" is available for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. Among other things, the new app contains abstracts for MSS's own TSQ. It is free and available for download at the iTunes store.

You can download it here:

Sociology Spotlight.

Wiley-Blackwell Launches an App for

Sociologists

MSS Celebrated 75 Years of Service

in 2011-12

75th

5/16/12 Call for Session Organizers** went out by email blast to all MSS members and session submission portal opened for business.

5/10/12 Website changes begin and will be completed within a month. Please be patient as each page is redesigned and menus are moved from top of page to left of page. Can't find something? Email MSS.

5/9/12 The Midwest Sociologist newsletter was mailed to all members.

2013 Program Chair Barbara Keating of Minnesota State University Mankato has announced the theme for the 2013 meeting: Integrating the Sociology Eclectic: Research, Teaching and Activism. Read the theme here. Or download theme statement poster to share with students & colleagues.