Society for the Study of Social Problems

Short description: American sociological organization

Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP)

Founded| 1951
Founder| Elizabeth Briant Lee and Alfred McClung Lee[1]
Type| Professional organization
Focus| Pursuit of Social Justice through Social Research[2]
Location|

* University of Tennessee
901 McClung Tower
Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Area served

| Worldwide

Key people

* Héctor L. Delgado (Executive Officer)
* Michele Smith Koontz (Administrative Officer & Meeting Manager)

Publication| Social Problems
Website| www.sssp1.org

The Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP) is an organization founded in 1951 in counterpoint to the American Sociological Association.[3]

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Purpose
* 3 Activities
* 4 Membership
* 5 Publications
* 6 References
* 7 Further reading
* 8 External links

## History

The Society was founded in 1951 by Elizabeth Briant Lee and Alfred McClung Lee.[3][1] Professor of Sociology Julia Catherine Wrigley writes that the Society's founders were "liberal and left-leaning academics" and that it provided a "meeting ground for those dismayed by the often conservative thrust of the [American Sociological Organization]".[4]

In the 1950s and 1960s the Society was closely associated with labelling theory.[3]

## Purpose

The SSSP's stated purpose is to promote and protect sociological research and teaching on significant problems of social life and, particularly, to encourage the work of young sociologists; to stimulate the application of scientific method and theory to the study of vital social problems; to encourage problem-centered social research; to foster cooperative relations among persons and organizations engaged in the application of scientific sociological findings to the formulation of social policies; to foster higher quality of life, social welfare, and positive social relations in society and the global community and to undertake activities to accomplish these goals.

## Activities

The SSSP promotes dialogue through presentations at the annual meeting, and through listservs and division newsletters throughout the year; publishes research in the journal Social Problems; presents awards to community groups; supports undergraduate and graduate students, young scholars and activists with professional support, leadership opportunities, and scholarships; passes and acts upon public resolutions; and fosters the generation of new ideas.

## Membership

Membership is open to individuals and university and college departments who support the SSSP's goals.

## Publications

Social Problems, the official quarterly journal of the Society, is published through Oxford University Press.[5] The Society also publishes various newsletters and booklets.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The Society for the Study of Social Problems: Parental Recollections and Hopes". Social Problems 24 (1): 4–14. 1976. doi:10.2307/800318. ISSN 0037-7791.
2. ↑ Who should belong to the Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP)?
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 A Dictionary of Sociology (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. 2015. ISBN 9780199683581. https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780199683581.001.0001/acref-9780199683581-e-2196.
4. ↑ "Labor Studies and the Society for the Study of Social Problems". International Labor and Working-Class History (Cambridge University Press) 12 (November): 8–9. 1977. doi:10.1017/s0147547900015404.
5. ↑ "About". https://academic.oup.com/socpro/pages/About.

## Further reading

* Additional information about the SSSP can be found in Marginality and Dissent in Twentieth-Century American Sociology: The Case of Elizabeth Briant Lee and Alfred McClung Lee by John F. Galliher and James M. Galliher, 1995, SUNY Press.
* Additional information about Elizabeth Briant Lee and Alfred McClung Lee, SSSP founders, can be found courtesy of Harvard Square Library at http://www.harvardsquarelibrary.org/biographies/alfred-mcclung-and-elizabeth-briant-lee/.

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