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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: Tanya Golash-Boza

Authors: Paul Almeida

Authors: Marjorie S. Zatz

Authors: Tanya Golash-Boza

Authors: Daisy Verduzco Reyes

Authors: Paul Almeida

Authors: Nella Van Dyke

Authors: Laura Hamilton

Authors: Whitney Pirtle

Authors: Tanya Golash-Boza

Movimientos sociales by Paul Almeida

Authors: Paul Almeida

Authors: Laura Hamilton

Authors: Tanya Golash-Boza

Authors: Nella Van Dyke

Authors: Irenee Beattie

Social Movements: The Structure of Collective Mobilization

Authors: Paul Almeida

Authors: Zulema Valdez

Authors: Zulema Valdez

Authors: Zulema Valdez

Authors: Paul Almeida

Authors: Paul Almeida

Authors: Laura Hamilton

Authors: Paul Almeida

Authors: Tanya Golash-Boza

Authors: Paul Almeida

Authors: Paul Almeida

Authors: Paul Almeida

Authors: Edward Flores

Authors: Paul Almeida

Authors: Tanya Golash-Boza

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 Professor Contributes Research to Mexican Journal of Foreign Policy

September 20, 2022

Department of Sociology Professor Paul Almeida is one of the coordinators, along with Professor Jorge Cadena-Roa of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), of a recent issue of the...

Elections and Social Movements in Latin America

September 18, 2022

Paul Almeida (UC Merced) and Jorge Cadena Roa (UNAM) served as coordinators for Issue No. 122 of the Revista Mexicana de Politíca Exterior on Elections and Social Movements in Latin America. The...

Sociology Ph.D. student Jullanar Williams Chancellor’s Fellowship for Inclusive Excellence

Four Ph.D. Students Awarded Chancellor’s Fellowship for Inclusive Excellence

September 14, 2022

UC Merced has awarded its second cohort of Chancellor’s Fellowship for Inclusive Excellence to four incoming Ph.D. students from the schools of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts, Natural Sciences...