Our world is caught up in rapid but ambiguous change. How are different social groups affected by these changes? What measures should be taken to mitigate the negative effects of these changes and to maximize their usefulness to people? Are we as sociologists paying attention to the right things? What do our analyses of society tell us about where we go from here?

The Eastern Sociological Society (ESS) president John Torpey (CUNY Graduate Center) has proposed that the 2017 meeting will focus on the theme "The End of the World as We Know It?":

ESS welcomes submissions, drawing on every methodology, addressing any and all issues of interest to sociologists.

Paper submissions and session proposals are due by October 15, 2016 and should be submitted through the ESS abstract system,

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