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Midwest Sociological Society * 429 24th St. N.   *  La Crosse, WI  54601  *  (608) 787-8551

This page was last updated: June 23, 2009

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Welcome to the

Midwest Sociological Society website!

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Who We Are

The Midwest Sociological Society, founded in 1936, is a professional membership organization of academic and applied sociologists as well as students of the discipline. Nearly 1200 scholars, students and practicing sociologists in universities, government and business belong to the organization. Known for its accessible but rigorous annual meetings, the MSS encompasses nine states - Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, Kansas, South Dakota and North Dakota. However, membership is open to anyone; and more than one-third of the members are from other parts of the nation and the world.

Theme: 

"Communities in an Age of Social Transformation"

Theme Statement & First Call for Participation

Program Chairs:

MSS - Peter Kivisto, Augustana College

NCSA - Deb Swanson, Hope College

MSS Student Director:

Chad McPherson, The University of Iowa

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Upcoming MSS/NCSA

joint annual meeting:

March 31 - April 3, 2010

Chicago Marriott Downtown

on the Magnificent Mile!

MOVING?  Change your address for all MSS publications by sending an email HERE.

MSS Award Winners

Midwest Sociological Society Departmental Award for Teaching Excellence

Sociology Department of Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Midwest Sociological Society Jane Addams Award

Dr. Pamela Forman, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

Midwest Sociological Society The Sociological Quarterly Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Award

Dr. Danny Kaplan, Director of Masculinity Track, Program for Gender Studies, Bar Ilan University, Israel, for his article, “Folk Models of Dyadic Male Bonds in Israeli Culture.”   Read Kaplan's article here.

Midwest Sociological Society Distinguished Book Award

• Wannabes, Goths, and Christians: The Boundaries of Sex, Style, and Status, by Amy Wilkins, University of Colorado – Boulder.
  

• Postindustrial Peasants: The Illusion of Middle-Class Prosperity, by Kevin Leicht, The University of Iowa; and Scott Fitzgerald, University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
  

Winners of the Midwest Sociological Society’s Student Paper Competition Awards - Undergraduate Division:

• First Place - Alex C. Park, Macalester College
  

• Second Place - Jennifer Barnes, Macalester College.
  

• Third Place - Chen-Yu (Andy) Wu, Macalester College.
  

Winners of the Midwest Sociological Society’s Student Paper Competition Awards - Graduate Division:

• First place - Marc Eaton, University of Colorado-Boulder
  

• Second place - Zachary P. Neal, University of Illinois at Chicago
  

• Third place - Ervin R. Matthew, The Ohio State University.