The PSA membership year is January 1 to December 31, however, you may join at any time. Members receive four issues of the PSA journal, Sociological Perspectives, published by the University of California Press and three copies of the PSA newsletter, The Pacific Sociologist. The PSA Office will send you back-issues of the PSA journal and newsletter if you join or renew later in the year.
membership dues
- Faculty and others earning over $15,000 annually : $40
- Students and others earning under $15,000 annually: $15
pre-registration fees for the Annual Meeting
- Faculty and others earning over $15,000 annually: $40
- Students and others earning under $15,000 annually: $20
details
- Membership: To become a member or to renew membership you can Download the Membership form and mail your payment or You can also pay online
- Registration: If you are planning on attending the annual meeting in San Diego in 2012, use the same form to pay registration fees (see the rules below for payment of registration fees).
- Change of Address: If you change your address, please inform the PSA office so that you don't miss any of the PSA publications. Send your address change to pacificsoc@csus.edu
rules of payment if participating in and/or attending the annual meeting in San Diego
Who has to pay registration fees for the annual meeting in San Diego in 2012?
If you are listed on the program and will be attending the conference, you must pre-register for the annual meeting before March 1, 2011 in order for you name to be listed in the final program.
Who doesn’t have to pay registration fees?
If you are listed on the program but will NOT be attending the annual meeting, you do not have to pay pre-registration fees
Who also has to pay 2012 membership dues?
If you are listed on the program and you will be attending the meeting and you are a sociologist (e.g., undergraduate and graduate student majors, faculty members or applied sociologist) and you also reside in the Pacific region (AZ, CA, NM, UT, NV, CO, HI, MT, OR, AK, ID, ALBERTA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, BAJA CA, SONORA, or CHIHUAHUA), you must pay not only pre-registration fees, but also 2012 PSA membership dues.
Who doesn’t have to pay 2012 membership dues?
If you are listed on the program but will NOT be attending the conference, you do not need to pay membership dues. If you are listed on the program and also attending the conference, you do not need to pay membership dues if you a) are NOT a sociologist (meaning you are not a faculty member in sociology or an applied sociologist or an undergraduate or graduate student majoring in sociology) and/or you do not reside in the Pacific region.
However, everyone listed on the program is encouraged to become a PSA member in 2012.
