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Flores Publishes Article in a Top Sociology Journal

September 8, 2016
Sociology Professor Edward Orozco Flores published a sole-authored article in the journal Social Problems. The article is titled, "'Grow Your Hair Out': Chicano Gang Masculinity and Embodiment in Recovery." It will be in the November 2016 issue, and is now available...

Professor Alegria Joins Faculty

September 1, 2016
Professor Sharla Alegria has joined the sociology department at UC Merced as its newest faculty member.  Dr. Alegria recently finished her PhD at the University of Massachusetts- Amherst. Her work focuses on systems of inequality and stratification by race, class, gender, and immigration...

Large Contingent of Grad Students Attends ASA in Seattle

August 25, 2016
Eight UC Merced Sociology Graduate Students (representing over one third of the Program) participated in the 111th Annual American Sociological Association Meetings in Seattle, Washington in late August. The Conference theme of "Rethinking Social Movements: Can Changing the Conversation Change...

Merced Grad Students Attend National Sociology Conference in Honduras!

August 5, 2016
UC Merced signed an Agreement of Academic Cooperation with the National Autonomous University of Honduras (UNAH) in January.  As a first step in this cooperation, UC Merced sent a delegation of 4 graduate students (Maria Mora, Rodolfo Rodriguez, Danielle Bermudez, and Alejandro Zermeño) to...

Almeida Publishes Spanish Translation of Book on Economic Liberalization and Social Movements

July 15, 2016
The Universidad Centroamericana - "Jose Simeon Canas" (UCA) in El Salvador has published the Spanish Translation of Professor Almeida's book, Mobilizing Democracy: Globalization and Citizen Protest (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014). The Spanish language translation is titled,...

Golash-Boza Selected for Distinguished Contribution to Research Book Award by ASA Latina/o Section

June 19, 2016
Professor Tanya Golash-Boza's new book, Deported: Immigrant Policing, Disposable Labor, and Global Capitalism, has been chosen by the American Sociological Association Latina/o Section for the Distinguished Contribution to Research Book Award.  The Award Committee commented on...

Beattie publishes article in top Higher Education journal

May 18, 2016
Professor Irenee Beattie has published an article on inequality in higher education in the Journal of Higher Education, a top interdisciplinary journal, along with her co-author, Professor Megan Thiele at San Jose State University.  The article, “Connecting in Class? College Class Size...

Professor Hamilton new book on helicopter parenting with University of Chicago Press

May 10, 2016
So-called “helicopter parents” — those who hover over their children even into and through their college years — are often criticized for creating overly sheltered, unprepared young adults who boomerang back home. UC Merced Professor Laura Hamilton In her new book...

New Book Shows Pros and Cons of Helicopter Parenting

May 10, 2016
So-called “helicopter parents” — those who hover over their children even into and through their college years — are often criticized for creating overly sheltered, unprepared young adults who boomerang back home. In her new book, “Parenting to a Degree: How Family Matters for College Women’s...

Hamilton Selected for Early Career Award from William T Grant Scholars Program

April 16, 2016
Professor Hamilton has been selected as one of only five scholars for the 2016 Early Career Researchers award from the prestigious William T Grant Foundation.  The grant will provide five years of funding for her research on the conditions leading to successful outcomes for disadvantaged...

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