The Midwest Sociological Society (MSS) is a "… membership organization of academic and applied sociologists as well as students of the discipline." The society was founded in 1936 and held its first annual meeting in 1937. In 2011–12 its membership marked its 75th anniversary at annual meetings held in

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. While membership of the society is open to everyone, the majority of its 1300 members (2/3) are from the Midwest. The society publishes the scholarly journal, ''

The Sociological Quarterly ''The Sociological Quarterly'' (''TSQ'') is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal published by Taylor and Francis for the Midwest Sociological Society. It covers all areas of sociology and publishes both quantitative and qualitative research. ...

''; holds an annual meeting each spring; supports fellowship, grant, and award programs; and supports research by its members.

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