American Sociological Association

Entrance to the 2008 ASA conference in Boston, USA

The American Sociological Association (ASA) is a society dedicated to the advancement of sociology as a discipline and professional field in the United States . It was founded under the name American Sociological Society on December 28, 1905 at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore , the initiative for this came from CWA Veditz .

The Society's first president was Lester Frank Ward , and the founding board included William Graham Sumner (first vice president), Franklin H. Giddings (second vice president) and Veditz as secretary and treasurer.

Current president is Mary Romero ( Arizona State University ). Christine L. Williams ( University of Texas at Austin ) was elected President for 2020 .

The ASA holds annual conferences and publishes several academic journals , including the American Sociological Review . With around 14,000 members (academic teachers, students, researchers, and professionals), it has the largest number of sociological professional organizations worldwide.

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Individual evidence

^ The ASA Story: Establishment of the Organization .
↑ Introducing Mary Romero, 2019 ASA President , footnotes. A publication of the American Sociological Association , September / October 2018.
↑ Introducing Christine Williams, 2020 ASA Presidentt , footnotes. A publication of the American Sociological Association , September / October 2019.

[1] The ASA Story: Establishment of the Organization .

[2] Introducing Mary Romero, 2019 ASA President , footnotes. A publication of the American Sociological Association , September / October 2018.

[3] Introducing Christine Williams, 2020 ASA Presidentt , footnotes. A publication of the American Sociological Association , September / October 2019.