The Mid-South Sociological Association (MSSA) is a non-profit professional organization of sociologists and social scientists established in 1976.

History

Its first president was Julian B. Roebuck, professor of sociology at Mississippi State University. The MSSA holds annual meetings in late October in locations around the Mid-South region.

Background

At its annual meeting, the MSSA holds sessions for presentations of professional papers, discussions, and speakers. The organization also has a banquet, at which the current president gives a talk and officers give out awards. This includes the Stanford M. Lyman Memorial Scholarship, given each year to a worthy doctoral student completing a dissertation; the ''

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'' Outstanding Article Award, given to the best article published that year in the journal ''Sociological Spectrum''; and the Stanford M. Lyman Distinguished Book Award, given to an outstanding book authored by a member of the organization in the previous three years. Notable past presidents include Carl L. Bankston, Dennis L. Peck, and Clifton D. Bryant.

Publications

The main publication of the MSSA is its official journal ''Sociological Spectrum'', a interdisciplinary social science journal that publishes articles in the areas of sociology, social psychology, anthropology, and political science. It was established in 1980 and is published six times every year by

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of 1.127, ranking it 115th out of 148 journals in the category "Sociology".

References

External links

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Sociological Spectrum website
{{Authority control Sociological organizations Professional associations based in the United States Scientific organizations established in 1976