welcome to the association for
​humanist sociology

The Association for Humanist Sociology is a community of sociologists, educators, scholars, and activists who share a commitment to using sociology to promote peace, equality, and social justice.  AHS was founded in 1976 in response to a growing disenchantment with mainstream sociological organizations and a belief that sociological practice should reflect humanist values.  We strive to be an active support network for humanist sociologists.
​
AHS Response to the Shooting in El Paso on August 3
 
The Association for Humanist Sociology mourns for the victims and survivors of the massacre at the El Paso Walmart. We stand with all those who suffer from violence and injustice, but our hearts go out especially to those of the El Paso and Ciudad Juárez community as the location for our association’s annual conference this autumn. Unlike the perpetrator of this horrific event, we chose to travel to El Paso to celebrate the people of the community, to learn from them, to support them, and to understand their issues and needs from firsthand experience.  Our organizational mission is to address the problems of society through the insights and skills of social science. It is to that end that we will meet in El Paso on October 30—November 2. The tragedy of this terrible crime of hate and white supremacy amplifies the reasons our association chose to gather in El Paso.

​


       Attention AHS members and all those who will attend the 2019 annual conference in El Paso:
 
The conference takes place October 30 – November 2 on the campus of the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP).  If you have not yet registered for the conference, please do so immediately.  Late-Registration fee increases begin on October 20!
 
Conference Registration Fees (current—through October 19 / late—after October 19):
  • AHS Member - $130 / $160
  • Non-AHS Member - $150 / $185
  • Student/ Low Income - $50 / $70
  • Guest (Non-Participating) - $65 / $85
 
To register, visit the AHS home page at https://www.humanist-sociology.org/ and click on “2019 Conference Pre-Registration” in the top menu. At the bottom of the Pre-Registration page, click on the right icon (“The X”) to register for the conference. Click on the left icon (the AHS logo) to register for additional luncheons and off-site excursions.
 
  • Each of the exciting lunches and off-site outings are described on the AHS website’s Conference Preregistration page, along with accompanying fees (if applicable).
 
  • You are encouraged to secure your hotel room soon because prices will increase while vacancies decrease as the Día de Muertos holiday approaches.
 
  • The luncheon on Thursday with David Dorado Romo is included in the conference registration fee, but we ask you to preregister because we need a head count. We ask that you also preregister for the free screening of the film The River and The Wall at 7:00 p.m. Thursday in the Union Cinema to assist with the headcount. Thank you.



2019 AHS Awards:

Congratulations to this year’s AHS award winners.  Awards will be presented Saturday afternoon at the conference in El Paso.
 
The 2019 Frank Lindenfeld Award recipient is Katherine Kimble, who completed her MA at Wichita State University, for her paper "Age Discrimination in the Workplace: Policy Alternatives to Bolster Protections for the Aging Workforce."

The Humanity & Society Distinguished Paper Award recipient for 2019 is Melissa F. Weiner for her article “Curricular Alienation: Multiculturalism, Tolerance, and Immigrants in Dutch Primary School History Textbooks.”
 
2019 Betty and Alfred McLung Lee Book Award recipient is Robert J. Durán of Texas A&M for his book The Gang Paradox: Inequalities and Miracles on the U.S.- Mexico Border.

We look forward to celebrating with all of our award winners on Saturday!