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.
Our students have the opportunity to work one-on-one with nationally and internationally recognized researchers to understand complex problems affecting society.
If you’re ready to immerse yourself in understanding social movements, inequality or immigration, UC Merced is waiting for you.
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...
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...
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...