Sociology

UC Merced Well-Represented at California Sociological Association Conference

November 9, 2023

UC Merced sociology graduate students and graduate alumni gave presentations, organized panels or acted as discussants.

Nearly a dozen UC Merced graduate students and graduate alumni participated in the annual California Sociological Association (CSA) Conference in Sacramento on Nov. 3-4. The theme of this year’s CSA conference centered on “Sociology and Praxis: The Labor and Obligations of Creating a...

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