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Sociology Ph.D. graduate alumnus Alejandro Zermeño

Sociology Boasts 11 Tenure-Track Faculty Placements in Its Short History

UC Merced’s Sociology Department has already begun shaping the future of the professoriate.

The Sociology bookcase on the second floor of Classroom and Office 2 Building.

Nationally Recognized Faculty

Our nationally recognized Sociology faculty have published numerous books and earned many awards.

Sociology Graduate Students in Class with Professor Almeida

Professor Whitney Laster Pirtle during a class lecture

Fellowship Allows Professor Laster Pirtle Renewed Focus on Sociology of Race in South Africa

Professor Beattie and Graduate Student Awarded Grant to Study Teacher Retention

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Sociology at
UC Merced

Sociology at UC Merced emphasizes the areas of social stratification/inequality, immigration, race/ethnicity, gender studies, education, political and collective empowerment, and globalization. With 17 faculty members, sociology registers some of the highest course enrollments on campus.

Featured Books

Authors: Laura Hamilton

Authors: Marjorie S. Zatz

Authors: Paul Almeida

Authors: Paul Almeida

Authors: Paul Almeida

Authors: Paul Almeida

Authors: Laura Hamilton

Social Movements: The Structure of Collective Mobilization

Authors: Paul Almeida

Authors: Tanya Golash-Boza

Authors: Nella Van Dyke

Authors: Paul Almeida

Authors: Edward Flores

Authors: Paul Almeida

Authors: Charlie Eaton

Authors: Daisy Verduzco Reyes

Authors: Whitney Pirtle

Authors: Tanya Golash-Boza

Authors: Laura Hamilton

Authors: Yang Lor

Authors: Paul Almeida

Authors: Zulema Valdez

Authors: Tanya Golash-Boza

Authors: Tanya Golash-Boza

Authors: Irenee Beattie

Authors: Zulema Valdez

Authors: Edward Flores

Authors: Tanya Golash-Boza

Movimientos sociales by Paul Almeida

Authors: Paul Almeida

Authors: Paul Almeida

Authors: Tanya Golash-Boza

Authors: Zulema Valdez

Authors: Meredith Van Natta

Authors: Paul Almeida

Authors: Tanya Golash-Boza

Authors: Nella Van Dyke

Our Faculty

Our students have the opportunity to work one-on-one with nationally and internationally recognized researchers to understand complex problems affecting society.

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If you’re ready to immerse yourself in understanding social movements, inequality or immigration, UC Merced is waiting for you.

Featured News

Sociology Ph.D. Student Examines Why Workers Protest in El Salvador

April 25, 2025

UC Merced Sociology graduate student Luis Rubén González Márquez has a new first-authored article titled “The Glocal Foundations of Threat-Driven Labor Resistance to Authoritarian Capitalism,”...

UC Merced Sociology Ranked Among Top Grad Programs by U.S. News & World Report

April 23, 2025

UC Merced Sociology has been ranked #64 among sociology programs nationwide in its first appearance in the U.S. News & World Report Best Grad Schools rankings. It shares the spot with six other...

Wildfires Hit Latino Middle Class

April 2, 2025

Sociology professor, Dr. Daisy Reyes, has published an op-ed in De Los highlighting the struggles of first-generation Latinx college graduates in the aftermath of the recent L.A. wildfires.