ASA’s mission includes advancing sociology as a science and profession and promoting the contributions and use of sociology to society.
To these ends, ASA has an active advocacy program. We take positions on issues related to public policy for which there is consensus in the sociological literature or related to matters concerning the well-being of the discipline and profession.
We also work with sociologists to develop their capacity for sharing scholarship with the public through traditional media and other outlets, and ASA’s Sociology Action Network connects sociologists interested in volunteering with not-for-profit organizations in need of technical expertise.
