Its members include anthropologists and sociologists in education, government and business, students and individuals from other disciplines or affiliations who share a concern for anthropology and sociology. The organization of Annual conferences in conjunction with the meetings of the Learned Societies. In 2000, the annual meetings will be held at The University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta.
Members receive all relevant information pertaining to the meetings.
The articulation of social policy concerns expressed by our membership, as well as the promotion of those concerns with the relevant groups or agencies. This has meant the preparation of briefs for presentation to government or other formal organizations, the expression of opinion through letters or publications. Topics which have been addressed in the recent past include the Canadianization of education, the position of women, native rights, racism and government funding of the social sciences. A Presidential Address was inaugurated in 1991 as a state of the art review, and will be continued in the future. Special activities such as the publication of special issues of the journal, booklets on sociology and anthropology and of a Guide to Departments, 1995-96 of Sociology, Anthropology and Archaeology in Canada have been made possible through the resources of our Association in conjunction with other associations or institutions.