The American Sociological Association, founded in 1905, is the national professional membership association for sociologists and others who are interested in sociology. ASA members include students, faculty working in a full range of institutions, and people working in government agencies and nonprofit and private sector organizations.
ASA’s mission is to serve sociologists in their work, advance sociology as a science and profession, and promote the contributions and use of sociology to society.
ASA works toward accomplishing this mission through a wide range of programmatic activity, from publishing journals to hosting an Annual Meeting, from advocating for public policy on issues that impact our discipline to creating networking opportunities for sociologists, from disseminating sociological scholarship to a public audience to offering extensive professional development resources to our members—and more.
For a detailed history of the association and information about our archives, click here.
