SOCIOL 101
Development of Sociological Theory
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Comparative survey of basic concepts and theories in sociology from 1850 to 1920. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 5.0
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this professor is horrible. she has no concern for your grade whatsoever. her lectures are extremely long and boring. the essays, which are due the same that they are given, have the worst and unfair grading ever (all subjective). please please please, do NOT take this professor. if you actually want to learn something useful out of this class, please avoid her in every single way possible!!!
this professor is horrible. she has no concern for your grade whatsoever. her lectures are extremely long and boring. the essays, which are due the same that they are given, have the worst and unfair grading ever (all subjective). please please please, do NOT take this professor. if you actually want to learn something useful out of this class, please avoid her in every single way possible!!!
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Winter 2020 - I normally don't write reviews, but this professor is awful. His lectures comprise of 10-15 minutes of actual information about the subject and the rest of the class is him ranting about current issues. His grading is awful as he only gives out a certain amount of A's, B's, and C's which means that you may get a lower score if your test is graded last even if you have the same answers as someone who got a higher grade and turned it in earlier (his tests are short answer). He is very sketchy with his grading and the final grades seemed kinda arbitrary. Also, he did not post what we got on our paper or our final which comprised about 60% of our grade, therefore I had to email him to figure out what I got. I did 1.5 points better than someone else in the class on the midterm and we got the same grades for all the other assignments and she received a B while I received an A-, so basically if you want to be graded fairly do NOT take this class. This class caused me so much frustration and I honestly have no idea how a professor like him is allowed to teach at UCLA because he is costing people their chances at grad school due to his stupid grading scale (which he refuses to explain to the students).
Winter 2020 - I normally don't write reviews, but this professor is awful. His lectures comprise of 10-15 minutes of actual information about the subject and the rest of the class is him ranting about current issues. His grading is awful as he only gives out a certain amount of A's, B's, and C's which means that you may get a lower score if your test is graded last even if you have the same answers as someone who got a higher grade and turned it in earlier (his tests are short answer). He is very sketchy with his grading and the final grades seemed kinda arbitrary. Also, he did not post what we got on our paper or our final which comprised about 60% of our grade, therefore I had to email him to figure out what I got. I did 1.5 points better than someone else in the class on the midterm and we got the same grades for all the other assignments and she received a B while I received an A-, so basically if you want to be graded fairly do NOT take this class. This class caused me so much frustration and I honestly have no idea how a professor like him is allowed to teach at UCLA because he is costing people their chances at grad school due to his stupid grading scale (which he refuses to explain to the students).
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dr. lopez is a strange man: he doesnt like you to shake his hand and his lectures are totally confusing. i dont think he even know what he's talking about half the time. i did all of the reading on time and still never understood one of his lectures. he relies completely on the TAs and doesnt offer any help unless you have gone to see the TA first and even after that you have to practically beg him. i would never suggest anyone ever take this man for a class. he is terrible!
dr. lopez is a strange man: he doesnt like you to shake his hand and his lectures are totally confusing. i dont think he even know what he's talking about half the time. i did all of the reading on time and still never understood one of his lectures. he relies completely on the TAs and doesnt offer any help unless you have gone to see the TA first and even after that you have to practically beg him. i would never suggest anyone ever take this man for a class. he is terrible!
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Everything in this class is based off of the TA's grading. You have a paper due on the reading each week, an extra credit paper at the end of the quarter and a written midterm and final. It's just a super boring subject and the readings are agonizing but I just read tons of summaries and articles on the readings to clear it up better (instead of reading the actual content) and ended up getting an A in the class. Definitely a good professor to take this with, but depends on TA mostly!
Everything in this class is based off of the TA's grading. You have a paper due on the reading each week, an extra credit paper at the end of the quarter and a written midterm and final. It's just a super boring subject and the readings are agonizing but I just read tons of summaries and articles on the readings to clear it up better (instead of reading the actual content) and ended up getting an A in the class. Definitely a good professor to take this with, but depends on TA mostly!
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Winter 2019 - I initially hated this class, but as time went on I got used to Prager's teaching style (he literally just talks for the whole lecture) and began to enjoy the class. It's not a heavy workload, and if you keep up with the readings and go to lecture you will do great. The midterm structure was not my favorite but he accommodated and gave extra credit for the final! Selling all 4 books for the class and will include free notes and study guides I used for the midterm & final!! Text: **********
Winter 2019 - I initially hated this class, but as time went on I got used to Prager's teaching style (he literally just talks for the whole lecture) and began to enjoy the class. It's not a heavy workload, and if you keep up with the readings and go to lecture you will do great. The midterm structure was not my favorite but he accommodated and gave extra credit for the final! Selling all 4 books for the class and will include free notes and study guides I used for the midterm & final!! Text: **********
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