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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: Edward Flores

Authors: Paul Almeida

Authors: Zulema Valdez

Authors: Irenee Beattie

Authors: Paul Almeida

Authors: Yang Lor

Authors: Paul Almeida

Authors: Laura Hamilton

Authors: Tanya Golash-Boza

Authors: Marjorie S. Zatz

Authors: Whitney Pirtle

Authors: Daisy Verduzco Reyes

Authors: Paul Almeida

Authors: Paul Almeida

Authors: Paul Almeida

Authors: Tanya Golash-Boza

Authors: Laura Hamilton

Authors: Meredith Van Natta

Social Movements: The Structure of Collective Mobilization

Authors: Paul Almeida

Authors: Paul Almeida

Authors: Edward Flores

Authors: Tanya Golash-Boza

Authors: Tanya Golash-Boza

Movimientos sociales by Paul Almeida

Authors: Paul Almeida

Authors: Laura Hamilton

Authors: Tanya Golash-Boza

Authors: Paul Almeida

Authors: Nella Van Dyke

Authors: Charlie Eaton

Authors: Zulema Valdez

Authors: Nella Van Dyke

Authors: Tanya Golash-Boza

Authors: Paul Almeida

Authors: Zulema Valdez

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

Professor Meredith Van Natta Publishes New Book with NYU Press

March 5, 2023

Please join us in congratulating professor Meredith Van Natta on the publication of her book Medical Legal Violence: Health Care and Immigration Enforcement Against Latinx Noncitizens Of the...

Professor Yang Lor Publishes New Book with Rutgers University Press

February 24, 2023

Please join us in congratulating sociology professor Yang Lor on the upcoming publication of his book, Unequal Choices: How Social Class Shapes Where High-Achieving Students...

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Alumnus Shares His UC Merced Experiences to Guide Youth to College

February 16, 2023

While growing up in the Sacramento area, Donald Carter ('21) said he didn't see many people who looked like him pursuing higher education. As the oldest of four boys in a single-parent household, he...