Professional Anthropology Associations
- American Anthropological Association
- Society for American Archaeology
- Society for Applied Anthropology
Professional Sociology Associations
Sociologists have a developed a large number of regional, national, and international professional associations. A selection of these are represented here.
Regional Associations
- North Central Sociological Association (NCSA) - NCSA is the regional professional association that includes Ohio University. Attend its annual meeting, and participate in its student essay competition.
- Eastern Sociological Society
- Southern Sociological Society
- Midwest Sociological Society
- Mid-South Sociological Association
- Pacific Sociological Association
- Southwestern Sociological Association
National Associations
The American Sociological Association (ASA) - ASA is the national professional association of sociologists. What do sociologists study? See the list of ASA sections, the interests of its members. The ASA site also contains a helpful discussion of sociology and careers.
National Area Associations
(alphabetical by field)
- Applied Sociology - Association for Applied and Clinical Sociology (SAS)
- Criminology and Criminal Justice - American Society for Criminology (ASC) and Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS)
- Culture - Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association (PCAACA)
- Law - Law and Society Association (LSA)
- Religion - Society for the Scientific Study of Religion (SSSR)
- Rural Sociology - The Rural Sociological Society (RSS)
- Science - Society for Social Studies of Science (4S)
- Social Problems - Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP)
- Symbolic Interactionalism - Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction (SSSI)