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About Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction - Blog

The Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction (SSSI) is an international professional organization of scholars interested in the study of a wide range of social issues with an emphasis on identity, everyday practice, and language.

Call for Contributions – SSSI NOTES

Posted on October 29, 2019

The next issue of SSSI Notes will be available in mid-November. If you have any announcements about books, conferences, grants, awards, related organizations, or other relevant information please send it to me via e-mail (william.force@wne.edu) by Monday, November 11. Please … Continue reading →

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CfP Troubled Pearson’s Industries (book chapters) #sssi #psychiatry

Posted on October 25, 2019

A member of our society has asked me to distribute a call for papers with regard to a book he is editing. Troubled Persons Industries: The Expansion of Psychiatric Categories beyond Psychiatry   Call for abstracts and chapters  Martin Harbusch … Continue reading →

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Halloween Candy Contamination legends #sssi

Posted on October 24, 2019

As Halloween creeps up on us, Joel Best‘s research on Halloween Candy Contamination is discussed in The Washington Post. „THC, cyanide and razor blades: How sketchy urban myths taught parents to fear Halloween candy“ – https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/10/23/thc-cyanide-razor-blades-how-sketchy-urban-myths-taught-parents-fear-halloween-candy/

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Final Programme SSSI 2019 in New York City – #sssi #sociology

Posted on August 6, 2019

Click Here for the Detailed SSSI 2019 Program For the detailed program (pdf) please click HERE! Program Planning Committee Stacey Hannem, Vice President SSSI, Wilfrid Laurier University (Chair) Thaddeus Muller, Past-Vice President SSSI, Lancaster University Tim Hallett, Vice President elect … Continue reading →

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The George Herbert Mead Award for Lifetime Achievement #sssi #sociology

Posted on June 4, 2019

The George Herbert Mead Award for Lifetime Achievement is given annually to recognize a scholar’s career contributions to the field of symbolic interactionism. Nominations are also open to those who have proposed scholars in the recent past, but a new nomination with supporting … Continue reading →

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Registration for 2019 Annual Meetings of #SSSI is Open #sociology #conferences

Posted on May 9, 2019

Information about the 2019 Annual Meetings of the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction (SSSI) can be found on the Society’s website. Registration for the Conference is now open. Please use the following link to register. https://form.jotform.com/70505517214246

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Couch-Stone Symposium 2019 – Program #sssi #sociology

Posted on May 9, 2019

2019 Couch-­‐Stone Symposium ‘Teaching and Symbolic Interactionism”   An annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction May 16-­‐18, 2019 Hilton Des Moines Downtown, 435 Park Street Des Moines, Iowa The last chance to reserve rooms at … Continue reading →

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