Social Psychology: The First 100 Years

2008 marks the 100th anniversary of the publication of the first two textbooks titled Social Psychology. One was by William McDougall, a psychologist. The other was by E. A. Ross, a sociologist and chair of our Department at the time.

On September 26-27, 2008, we celebrated the centennial of the field of Social Psychology with a series of spectacular talks, and a Reception and Gala Dinner here on the campus of the University of Wisconsin, Madison. We are pleased to be able to share the talks on this site.

Click on a speaker's name to listen to his/her talk. Please be patient -- some files are quite large.

Friday, September 26, 2008 Saturday, September 27, 2008
1:00 PM Welcome
Gary Sandefur, Dean, College of Letters and Science
Doug Maynard, Chair,
Department of Sociology
John DeLamater, Chair,
Centennial Organizing Committee
8:30 AM Methodological Developments
Shelley Correll
Associate Professor of Sociology
Stanford University

Mitch Duneier
Professor of Sociology
Princeton University

2:00 PM The Role of Theory in the Social Psychological Enterprise
(Jointly sponsored by theory@madison)
Prof. Glen Elder, Jr
Research Professor of Sociology and Psychology
University of North Carolina
10:00 AM Refreshment Break
10:15 AM Advances in Understanding
Yuri Miyamoto
Assistant Professor of Psychology
University of Wisconsin

Terri Orbuch
Professor of Sociology
Oakland University

6:30 PM
7:00 PM
Reception
Gala Dinner
Skyview Room
Fluno Center for Executive Education
601 University Avenue

12:00 Reflections on the Next 100 Years
James House
Professor of Sociology
Research Professor,
Survey Research Center
University of Michigan