The Alabama-Mississippi Sociological Association holds its annual meeting Feb. 24 and 25 on campus.
Several events are open to the public.
At 1 p.m. on the 24th, Patterson will open the meeting, emphasizing the role families and children play in a state's progress. He will outline recent legislation introduced that would have created a state executive office of children, youth, and family policy. Patterson's speech in Memorial Hall is open to the public. A keynote address that evening features Gary Lee, author or editor of four books, including Family Structure and Interaction and Family Systems in America . He teaches courses on family sociology and is active in research about family care giving for older persons.