Society for the Study of
Symbolic Interaction

SI Reading Group Invite!

The online Reading Group is back again. All SSSI Members are invited to participate. For Fall 2026, meetings will take place on the last Wednesday of each month from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Eastern US Time (with a slight shift in November due to Thanksgiving):

September 30

October 28

December 2


Sponser a Student Member!

SSSI now has a new option for members to sponser a student by purchasing them a student membership. This is a wonderful opportunity to support graduate and even undergraduate students. It also helps to grew the SSSI membership and recruit new developing scholars to the organization. 

Check out the sponser student membership option here.


European SSSI Annual Meeting 2027!

The annual conference of the European Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction will take place from July 13-16 2027 in Vilnius, Lithuania. The conference theme is Academic, Moral, and Social Challenges in Fostering Inclusive Communities: Digital Knowledge and Social Justice in a Border-Crossing Europe," reflecting important recent trends in scholarship and public life. 


What is SSSI?

The Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction (SSSI) is an international professional organization of scholars interested in the study of a wide range of social issues with an emphasis on identity, everyday practice, and language. 

People act toward things based on the meaning those things have for them, and these meanings are derived from social interaction and modified through interpretation.


Renew or Activate Your Membership Today!

It is time to renew your membership for 2026. All memberships including renewals are now handled through the website.

If your are not a member consider joining the organization! Memberships include a subscription to the flagship journal--Symbolic Interaction.




Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction is a 501(c)6 non-profit organization.
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