lse newsletter AS FROM AUGUST 15th THE ISA SECRETARIAT MOVES TO MONTREAL Schedule and agenda of admlnl- AMERICAN SOCIOLOGICAL Approaches to the Study 01 Social Structure (Tuesday, August 27, 8:30 p.m.) strative meetings ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING Presider: Rose L. Coser, State University 01 New York, Stony Brook EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE The Theoretical Section 01 the American «What Do We Mean by Social Structure?» MEETINGS: Sociological Associatlon cordially invites loreign sociologists to attend its all-day George C. Homans, Harvard University 18.00-20.00, Saturday 17th August «Structural Analysis in Sociology: program to be heid in Montreal on August 9.00-12.00, Sunday 18th August A Perspective Irom the Sociology 01 Science 16.30-19.00, Friday 23rd August 26th, 1974. The morning plenary session Robert K. Merton, Columbia University 16.30-19.00, Saturday 24th will take place from 10:30 - 12:30 at the Discussion: William J. Goode, Columbia COUNCIL MEETINGS: Queen Elizabeth Hotel on the theme: « The University 14.00-17.00, Sunday 18th August Teaching 01 Sociological Theory in the Plenary V: 19.00-22.00, Wednesday 21st August United States, Ganada, and Overseas », Approaches to the Study 01 Social Structure (election of officers) The alternoon program will take place star- (Wednesday, August 28, 8:30 p.m.) 14.00-16.00, Saturday 24th ting at 2:30 p.m. in the building 01 the Fa- Presider: S. N. Eisenstadt, Hebrew University, culty 01 the Social Sciences, University 01 Israel Agenda 01 the council «Social Structure and the Generalized Media Montreal, 3151 rue Jean Brillant. Workshop 01 Interchange », Talcott Parsons, Harvard Fi rst session /seminar sessions will be devoted to the 1) Convening by the President, with Executive University lollowing themes: (1) « Quantity and Qua- Committee's recommendations "Social Structure and a Theory 01 Purposive lit Y in Sociological Theory », (2) «New Action », James S. Coleman, University 01 2) Agenda Perspectives in Parsonian Theory », (3) Chicago 3) Secretariat's report «Structuralism and Sociological Theory », Discussion: Walter L. Wallace, Princeton 4) Executive officers' recommendations (4) «Developments in Marxist Theory in University 5) Election of Nominating Committee Europe », (5) «Modernity and Sociological In addition to the plenary sessions, many Second session Theory », and (6) «Theoretical Knowledge other elements in the live-day program will be 1) Report from the Nominating Committee 01 great interest to sociologists lrom around and Social Policy ». 2) Election of officers the world. To illustrate, the program will open Third session with a social event and close with a scholarly event that may attract special attention Irom 1) Discussion of future activities international guests. Following the lirst Plenary 2) Site and timing of IX World Congress Session on Sunday evening, there will be an 3) Changes in the Statutes open reception to honor the international 4) Action on Executive Committee's recorn- From Toronto to Montreal: guests Irom the ISA, and the last session on mendations the program, Thursday at 4:30 p.m., will be a ASA to Welcome World Congress panel discussion on «Occupation Structure in RESEARCH COUNCIL MEETINGS: Participants the Soviet Union and the United States », 14.00-17.00, Saturday 17th August Thus, lorm the beginning to the end 01 the The American Sociological Association is hol- 13.00-15.00, Wednesday 21st August 69th ASA meeting, there will be items to all ding its 69th Annual Meeting in Montreal Irom First meeting, August 17th ISA members and international colleagues August 25-29 immediately lollowing the VIII whom the ASA will welcome to Montreal. 1. Chairman's report on activities of the Re- World Congress in Toronto. search Council and Research Co-ordina- On behall 01 the ASA, President Peter M. Blau ting Committee. invites all sociologists Irom the Congress to INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL SCIENCE 2. Proposal by Adam Podgorecki lor the crea- come to Montreal lor the ASA meeting. Per- tion 01 international panels of expert adví- sons who are not citizens or residents 01 the COUNCIL sers in various fields 01 applied sociology. United States or Canada will be accorded the ISSC is currently preparing its Yearbook 1974 3. Relations with the proposed international special status 01 «International Gu~st» and giving succint inlormation on the history, ,, _ -- - ••.•~tHP,¡·'!"'!'''~I-''~'t'ty'f:,and possible contributions to its will be registered tor the ASA rneetínqs wít- memberships and activities 01 the Couneil-am-- work Irom the ISA Research Committees. out charge. 01 its eleven Member Associations: 4. The possible areas and lorms of coopera- The theme 01 the 1974 ASA meetings is «Fo- International Association 01 Legal Sciences cus on Social Structure ». This theme will re- tion between Research Committees; for - International Economic Association ceive special attention in live plenary sessions example, in studies 01 environmental pro- - International Law Association blems. and by ten thematic panels. The entire pro- gram will consist 01 140 sessions in which mo- - International Peace Research Association 5. The establishment of international centres re than 1,000 persons will make presentations. - International Political Science Association 01 research, to facilitate long term research Except lor a series 01 ten didactic seminars - International Sociological Association projects and the exchange 01 research that require pre-registration and the payment - International Union 01 Anthropological and workers. 01 a lee, all sessions are open lor any regi- Ethnological Sciences 6. Contributions by the Research Committees strants at the meeting. - International Union 01 Psychological to the UNESCO Programme, and to the Registration lor the meeting and lor hotel Science work 01 the International Social Science accommodation may take place when persons Council. - International Union lor the Scientilic Study come to the meeting site in Montreal, the 01 Population Seccnd meeting, August 21st Queen Elizabeth Hotel. Inlormation about ho- - World Association lor Public Opinion Re- 1. Continuation of discussion Irom the first tels may be secured Irom the ASA. search meeting (il necessary). Among the highlights 01 the program will be - World Federation lor Mental Health the lollowing plenary sessions: 2. The financial of international, including re- The Yearbook is scheduled to appear on 1st gional, research. Plenary 1: November 1974 and would then be obtainable 3. Discussion of a report by Chad Alger and Approaches to the Study 01 Social Structure Iree 01 cost Irom ISSC Secretariat, Unesco - Gene Lyons on "transnational social scien- (Sunday, August 25, 8:30 p.m.) 1 rue Miollis, Paris 15°. ce ». Presider: Everett C. Hughes, Boston College 4. Elections. "Structure and History », Thomas Bottomore, University 01 Sussex, England 5. Any other business matters. « Structure and Change », Seymour Martin MEETING OF COLLECTIVE MEMBERS: Lipset, Harvard (Cal. B. C. & E.) ec Structure and Conllict ». Lewis A. Coser, 20.30, Thursday 22nd August State University 01 New York, Stony Brook Plenary 11: CHllDREN DAY CARE Presidential Address (Monday, August 26, Transactions 01 the Vllth World Congress 01 INFORMATION: Daycare will be available du- 8:30 p.m.) Sociology Presider: Matilda White Riley, Bowdoin College ring the hours 01 official sessions. These se s- Just published: Transactions 01 the 7th World sions begin on Monday August 19th and end «Parameters 01 Social Structure », Peter Congress 01 Sociology in live volumes. at I p.rn. on Saturday August 24th. Service M. Blau, Columbia University Special offer to I.S.A. members and Congress will be provided for both pre-school and Plenary 111: participants, Irom July to September 1974 school-age children. A nominal charge or $ 2 Approaches to the Study 01 Social Structure only: per day per child will be made, and this money (Tuesday, August 27, 4:30 p.m.) is payable in full on the lirst day of service. Presider: Mirra Komarovsky, Columbia US S 30 lor one set Details 01 location and hours 01 opening will University Write immediately to the I.S.A. Secretariat be available at Congress information desks in « Naturally Organized Ordinary Activities », c/o CLAC - Canadian Local Arrangement Toronto. Harold Garlinkel, University 01 California, Committee TO REQUEST DAYCARE PLEASE WRITE Los Angeles Dept. 01 Sociology IMMEDIATELY TO: "Social Structure in Evolutionary Perspectlve», University 01 Toronto Prolessor Ellen Baar Gerhard Lenski, University 01 North Carolina 563 Spadina Avenue 21 Goslor Blvd. 8 Discussion: Robert Bierstedt, University 01 TORONTO, Ontario M5S - 1A1 Downsview, Ontario Virginia Canada Canada M3N-2G7 Plenary IV: specilying your way 01 payment..