Marjorie Sue Zatz (born December 19, 1955) is an American sociologist and Professor Emerita of

sociology Sociology is the scientific study of human society that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of Interpersonal ties, social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life. The term sociol ...

at the

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, where she also was the Vice Provost and Graduate Dean.

Education and career

Zatz received her B.A. from the

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in 1977, where she majored in sociology and minored in

Latin American studies Latin American studies (LAS) is an academic and research field associated with the study of Latin America. The interdisciplinary study is a subfield of area studies, and can be composed of numerous disciplines such as economics, sociology, histor ...

. She received her M.A. and Ph.D. in sociology from

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in 1979 and 1982, respectively. Her Ph.D. minor was Latin American studies. She joined the faculty of

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in 1982 as an assistant professor. On July 16, 2012, she began working at the

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as the director of their Law and Social Sciences program. In 2014, she left the National Science Foundation and Arizona State University to join the University of California, Merced faculty. She became Professor Emerita from Merced on July 1, 2025.

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Faculty page
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