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ANNUAL MEETING NEWS
We hope you joined us at the American Sociological Association's 100th Annual Meeting, held August 13-16, in Philadelphia. The convention theme, "Comparative Perspectives, Competing Explanations: Accounting for the Rising and Declining Significance of Sociology," explored the wide historical sweep of Sociology and addressed key aspects of the social history of the discipline.
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PROGRAM SCHEDULE INFORMATION
The program for the 2005 Annual Meeting is now available. Check the online program here.
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: ASA CENTENNIAL
Past President History
Lester F. Ward
 Lester Frank Ward, described by some as the father of American sociology, was born June 18, 1841, in Joliet, Illinois. As President of the American Sociological Society in 1906 and 1907, Ward gave an address at the annual meeting of the society each year.
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Annual Meeting History
The Presidential Address
The American Sociological Association (ASA), founded in 1905, is a non-profit membership association dedicated to advancing sociology as a scientific discipline and profession serving the public good.
Read the ASA presidential address from Lester F. Ward in 1907.
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