THEORY SECTION MINI CONFERENCES AND ANNUAL MEETING EVENTS

The Theory Section organizes a Mini-Conference every year at the Annual Meetings of the American Sociological Association. Since 2005, the Section has also organized a Junior Theorists Symposium. And since 2006, we have held a lecture and salon for the Coser Award winner.

• Mini-Conferences:x2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 |
• Lewis Coser Award Lecture and Salon: 2008 | 2007 | 2006 |
• Junior Theorists Symposium:x2008 | 2005 | 

"Thus there are ways of acting, thinking and feeling which possess the remarkable property of existing outside the consciousness of the individual. Not only are these types of behaviour and thinking external to the individual, but they are endued with a compelling and coercive power by virtue of which, whether he wishes it or not, they impose themselves upon him. Undoubtedly when I conform to them of my own free will, this coercion is not felt or felt hardly at all, since it is unnecessary... If I attempt to violate the rules of law they react against me so as to forestall my action, if there is still time."

-Emile Durkheim.