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BLANCO, Alejandro. The Latin American Sociology Association: a history of its first congresses. Sociologias [online]. 2005, n.14, pp. 22-49. ISSN 1517-4522.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1517-45222005000200003.

National and regional sociology associations in Latin America, their structure and makeup, as well as their changes remain to be examined in the history of the discipline. This paper traces the history of the early years of the Latin American Sociology Association, in order to characterize the context of its emergence, its core traits and its role in the formation of sociology in the region.

Palavras-chave : association; sociology; international; institutionalization; teaching; investigation.