American Sociological Association

Section Information

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email: larap@uchicago.edu

Section History

The section was officially the 31st Section of the American Sociological Association with 300 members at the time of its founding, in August of 1992. Read more about the section history in the special Summer 2009 issue of Child and Youth News, our Section newsletter.

 

Founding Officers (1992):

Gertrud Lenzer (Chair)                                          Glen H. Elder, Jr.

Peter Adler                                                            Doris R. Entwisle

William J. (Beau) Weston                                      Angela Aidala                              

Sandra L. Hofferth                                                 Karen Mundy     

Peter Adler                                                            Debra Friedman

Harriette Pipes McAdoo                                         Richard Scotch

Elizabeth G. Menaghan                                          Donald J. Hernandez

Donna Lee King                                                      Judith D. Auerbach

Julie Gricar Beshers                                               Sue Wright

Maureen Kelleher

 

Why Join the Section on Children and Youth?

 

The Children and Youth section encourages the development and dissemination of sociological perspectives on children.

 

The Children & Youth Section offers many benefits, including:

· Section reception at ASA with youth-minded scholars

· Section sessions (3) and roundtables (8); graduate students are encouraged to attend and present

· At 2008 ASA Conference, sessions include leaders in the field, such as Bill Corsaro, Barrie Thorne, anthropologist Jill Korbin, Robert Drago and more

· Website with leads and information pertaining to research on children and youth

· Section listserv access:  Opportunities posted about meetings, jobs, books, and other developments in the field.

· Distinguished Contribution and Student Awards

· A network of colleagues with research interests similar to yours.

 

If you do not belong to the ASA, a prerequisite for section membership, we invite you to join both it and our section using an ASA application form. You can also get a membership application form by calling the ASA at (202) 383-9005.  See the Membership section for more information.

NOTE: Section Business Meeting notes from 2008 Meeting, available here.