American Sociological Association
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The American Sociological Association is a major professional organization in the United States dedicated to advancing sociological research, teaching, and public engagement.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| American Sociological Association canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7272299 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: American Sociological Association Context triple: [James S. Coleman, memberOf, American Sociological Association]
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A.
American Social Science Association
The American Social Science Association was a 19th-century U.S. organization that promoted the systematic study and reform of social issues such as education, public health, and criminal justice.
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B.
Society for Cultural Anthropology
The Society for Cultural Anthropology is a scholarly organization dedicated to advancing the study and critical analysis of culture within the broader field of anthropology.
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C.
American Anthropological Association
The American Anthropological Association is the primary professional organization for anthropologists in the United States, dedicated to advancing the study of humanity through research, education, and ethical practice.
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D.
Society for Applied Anthropology
The Society for Applied Anthropology is a professional organization that promotes the practical application of anthropological and related social science knowledge to address real-world social problems.
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E.
American Political Science Association
The American Political Science Association is a leading professional organization for political science scholars and practitioners in the United States, known for advancing research, teaching, and public understanding of politics and government.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: American Sociological Association Target entity description: The American Sociological Association is a major professional organization in the United States dedicated to advancing sociological research, teaching, and public engagement.
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A.
American Social Science Association
The American Social Science Association was a 19th-century U.S. organization that promoted the systematic study and reform of social issues such as education, public health, and criminal justice.
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B.
Society for Cultural Anthropology
The Society for Cultural Anthropology is a scholarly organization dedicated to advancing the study and critical analysis of culture within the broader field of anthropology.
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C.
American Anthropological Association
The American Anthropological Association is the primary professional organization for anthropologists in the United States, dedicated to advancing the study of humanity through research, education, and ethical practice.
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D.
Society for Applied Anthropology
The Society for Applied Anthropology is a professional organization that promotes the practical application of anthropological and related social science knowledge to address real-world social problems.
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E.
American Political Science Association
The American Political Science Association is a leading professional organization for political science scholars and practitioners in the United States, known for advancing research, teaching, and public understanding of politics and government.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
learned society
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nonprofit organization ⓘ professional association ⓘ |
| abbreviation | ASA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| field | sociology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
diversity and inclusion in sociology
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professional ethics in sociology ⓘ public sociology ⓘ |
| formerName | American Sociological Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | 1905 ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
advocacy for sociology in public policy
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granting awards and honors ⓘ organizing annual meetings ⓘ providing professional development ⓘ publishing academic journals ⓘ supporting sociological education ⓘ |
| hasDiscipline |
criminology
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cultural sociology ⓘ economic sociology ⓘ gender studies ⓘ medical sociology ⓘ political sociology ⓘ race and ethnic relations ⓘ rural sociology ⓘ social sciences ⓘ sociology of education ⓘ urban sociology ⓘ |
| hasEvent | ASA Annual Meeting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPublication |
American Sociological Review
NERFINISHED
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City & Community NERFINISHED ⓘ Contextsmagazine NERFINISHED ⓘ Journal of Health and Social Behavior NERFINISHED ⓘ Social Psychology Quarterly NERFINISHED ⓘ Sociological Methodology NERFINISHED ⓘ Sociological Theory NERFINISHED ⓘ Sociology of Education NERFINISHED ⓘ Teaching Sociology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainOrgan | ASA Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| membershipType |
individual members
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institutional members ⓘ student members ⓘ |
| purpose |
advancement of sociological research
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advancement of sociological teaching ⓘ promotion of public engagement with sociology ⓘ |
| regionServed |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| website | https://www.asanet.org/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: American Sociological Association Description of subject: The American Sociological Association is a major professional organization in the United States dedicated to advancing sociological research, teaching, and public engagement.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
James S. Coleman