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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 11 faculty members, sociology registers some of the highest course enrollments on campus.

Featured Books

Authors: Paul Almeida

Authors: Paul Almeida

Authors: Paul Almeida

Social Movements: The Structure of Collective Mobilization

Authors: Paul Almeida

Authors: Nella Van Dyke

Authors: Paul Almeida

Authors: Zulema Valdez

Authors: Edward Flores

Authors: Tanya Golash-Boza

Authors: Tanya Golash-Boza

Authors: Paul Almeida

Authors: Irenee Beattie

Authors: Paul Almeida

Authors: Marjorie S. Zatz

Authors: Nella Van Dyke

Authors: Zulema Valdez

Authors: Paul Almeida

Authors: Laura Hamilton

Authors: Zulema Valdez

Authors: Laura Hamilton

Authors: Tanya Golash-Boza

Authors: Tanya Golash-Boza

Authors: Paul Almeida

Authors: Tanya Golash-Boza

Authors: Tanya Golash-Boza

Authors: Edward Flores

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 Tanya Golash-Boza Receives National Science Foundation (NSF) Grant

August 13, 2019

Professor Tanya Golash-Boza has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant for her project "Prisoner Re-Entry and Gentrification." With this funding, Professor Golash-Boza will...

2019 Ford Foundation Fellowships Honorable Mention List Includes UC Merced Sociology Graduate...

July 16, 2019

Please join us in congratulating Melissa Quesada, Katie Daniels, Maria Duenas and Veronica Lerma; four outstanding UC Merced Sociology scholars who have been accorded honorable mention status in...

Movements Can Lead to Lasting Change, New Sociology Book Demonstrates

July 1, 2019

A social movement’s cause can be as diverse as the people who spur it in the first place —examples abound, from community organizations initiating struggles for neighborhood sidewalks and clean water...