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| Midwest Sociological Society | |
|---|---|
| Name | Midwest Sociological Society |
| Abbreviation | MSS |
| Formation | 1936 |
| Headquarters | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Region served | Midwestern United States |
| Membership | sociologists, students, researchers, practitioners |
| Leader title | President |
Midwest Sociological Society is a regional professional association for sociologists and social researchers in the Midwestern United States, fostering scholarship, teaching, and applied work across universities, colleges, and community organizations. Founded during the interwar period, the society links scholars from institutions and organizations across states such as Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas, South Dakota, and North Dakota. It convenes annual meetings, publishes proceedings and newsletters, and sponsors awards that recognize contributions to sociology and related public engagement.
The society was established amid academic expansion alongside organizations like American Sociological Association, influenced by developments at institutions including University of Chicago, Northwestern University, Ohio State University, University of Michigan, Indiana University Bloomington, University of Wisconsin–Madison, University of Minnesota, Iowa State University, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, University of Kansas, Washington University in St. Louis, Michigan State University, Purdue University, University of Missouri, Case Western Reserve University, University of Dayton, Marquette University, Saint Louis University, Cleveland State University, University of Toledo, University of Akron, Kent State University, Western Michigan University, Northern Illinois University, Ball State University, University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign, Illinois State University, Western Kentucky University, Columbia University, Harvard University, Yale University, Princeton University, Cornell University, University of Pennsylvania, Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley and Johns Hopkins University. Early leaders drew on comparative work associated with scholars linked to projects such as the Chicago School (sociology), the Harvard Department of Sociology, the Columbia School of Sociology, and research centers like the Russell Sage Foundation, the Carnegie Corporation, the Ford Foundation, and the National Science Foundation. Over decades the society has intersected with public policy forums at venues like City Club of Cleveland, Council of State Governments, Midwestern Governors Conference, and initiatives connected to Great Lakes Commission.
The society advances sociological knowledge through scholarship, pedagogy, and public sociology, interacting with departments and programs at University of Chicago, Northwestern University, Michigan State University, Ohio State University, Indiana University Bloomington, University of Wisconsin–Madison, University of Minnesota, University of Iowa, Iowa State University, University of Kansas, University of Missouri–Kansas City, Washington University in St. Louis, Marquette University, University of Notre Dame, Purdue University, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland State University, University of Cincinnati, Xavier University, University of Toledo, Ball State University, Illinois State University, University of Illinois Chicago, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, University of Akron, Kent State University, Western Michigan University, Eastern Michigan University, Central Michigan University, Grand Valley State University, Saginaw Valley State University, Northern Illinois University, and partnerships with policy institutions like Brookings Institution, Urban Institute, American Enterprise Institute, Russell Sage Foundation, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Population Reference Bureau, Urban League, National Urban League, Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health, Institute for Research on Poverty, and Kellogg Foundation.
Annual meetings draw presenters from campuses and organizations such as University of Chicago, Northwestern University, University of Michigan, Ohio State University, Indiana University Bloomington, University of Wisconsin–Madison, University of Minnesota, Iowa State University, University of Iowa, University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign, Purdue University, Michigan State University, University of Missouri–Kansas City, Washington University in St. Louis, Marquette University, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Clinic, Mayo Clinic, American Sociological Association, Society for the Study of Social Problems, Association for Applied and Clinical Sociology, Population Association of America, Southern Sociological Society, Eastern Sociological Society, Western Society of Criminology, Association of American Universities, Council on Social Work Education, American Educational Research Association, National Council on Family Relations, American Political Science Association, International Sociological Association, British Sociological Association, Canadian Sociological Association, and cultural partners like Saint Louis Art Museum or Cincinnati Museum Center. Programs often feature panels, roundtables, poster sessions, and workshops addressing topics linked to research at Brookings Institution, Urban Institute, Pew Research Center, RAND Corporation, National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Social Science Research Council, and regional foundations such as McKnight Foundation, Lilly Endowment, McCormick Foundation, Kresge Foundation, and Annie E. Casey Foundation.
The society disseminates research via meeting proceedings, bulletins, newsletters, and digital platforms connected with presses and journals like University of Chicago Press, University of Michigan Press, Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, SAGE Publications, Routledge, Springer Science+Business Media, Wiley-Blackwell, Taylor & Francis, American Sociological Review, Sociological Forum, Social Forces, Sociological Spectrum, Journal of Health and Social Behavior, Journal of Marriage and Family, Social Problems, Demography, Population Studies, Violence Against Women, Gender & Society, Ethnic and Racial Studies, Urban Studies, Journal of Urban Affairs, Rural Sociology, Work and Occupations, Research in the Sociology of Education, and repositories including JSTOR, Project MUSE, SSRN, Google Scholar, PubMed Central, and Open Science Framework.
Governance follows a structure with elected officers, an executive committee, and standing committees, mirroring governance models used by American Sociological Association, Association of American Colleges and Universities, Council of Graduate Schools, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, American Council on Education, Modern Language Association, American Historical Association, American Anthropological Association, Association for Psychological Science, Society for Research in Child Development, and university senates at University of Chicago, Northwestern University, Ohio State University, University of Michigan, Indiana University Bloomington, University of Wisconsin–Madison, University of Minnesota, Purdue University, Michigan State University, University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign, Iowa State University, University of Iowa, University of Kansas, University of Missouri, Washington University in St. Louis, Marquette University, and Case Western Reserve University. Membership categories include faculty, graduate students, undergraduate affiliates, independent scholars, and institutional representatives from colleges such as Carleton College, Grinnell College, Oberlin College, Macalester College, Beloit College, Hope College, Whitman College, DePauw University, Kenyon College, Denison University, Lawrence University, University of St. Thomas, St. Olaf College, Ripon College, and community colleges across the region.
The society recognizes distinguished scholarship, teaching, and service with prizes comparable to honors given by American Sociological Association, Guggenheim Fellowship, MacArthur Fellowship, Fulbright Program, National Humanities Medal, Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award, Spencer Foundation, Carnegie Fellowship, Ford Foundation Fellowship, Russell Sage Foundation Grants, and teaching awards analogous to those at University of Chicago, Harvard University, Yale University, Princeton University, Stanford University, Columbia University, University of Michigan, Ohio State University, Indiana University Bloomington, University of Wisconsin–Madison, University of Minnesota, Purdue University, Michigan State University, University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign, Iowa State University, and University of Iowa. Named awards honor lifetime achievement, early career scholarship, community-engaged research, excellence in teaching, and outstanding graduate student papers.
Regional engagement spans collaborations with civic institutions and nonprofits such as Cleveland Foundation, Chicago Community Trust, Greater Kansas City Community Foundation, Cuyahoga County, Cook County, Wayne County, Franklin County (Ohio), Hennepin County, Milwaukee County, St. Louis County, Minneapolis, Chicago, Detroit, Columbus, Ohio, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Cleveland, Kansas City, Missouri, Omaha, Nebraska, Des Moines, Lincoln, Nebraska, Springfield, Illinois, Madison, Wisconsin, Lansing, Michigan, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Toledo, Ohio, Akron, Ohio, Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Iowa, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Fargo, North Dakota, and partnerships with agencies like Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Education, Environmental Protection Agency, community health systems such as Cleveland Clinic, Mayo Clinic, Henry Ford Health System, Kaiser Permanente and cultural organizations like Cincinnati Museum Center, Saint Louis Art Museum, Detroit Institute of Arts, Walker Art Center, Minnesota Historical Society. These engagements support community-based participatory research, policy briefings, public forums, and collaborations with regional media outlets including Chicago Tribune, Detroit Free Press, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Des Moines Register, Kansas City Star, Columbus Dispatch, Indianapolis Star, and public radio affiliates like NPR stations across the Midwest.
Category:Sociological organizations