SOCIOL 110
Comparative and Historical Methods
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Recommended requisite: course 101. Introduction to range of comparative and historical methods alongside broader questions and issues in this area of sociology. Students learn about using theories to analyze real-world cases; making comparisons between societies and other social units; developing sociological explanations for historical events; and generalizing about social patterns and changes over time. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Fall 2025 - Speer is a professor that cares a lot about the subject. Take that as you will. I find that when professors care a little TOO much about their subject they get mad/upset when students don't feel the same way (don't put in a lot of effort, show up to lectures, make the whole class their life). He tries to be helpful and I think that he does an okay job at that. His tests are structured in a very indirect way. It's the type of test that tries to trick students by make the questions trick questions or just SLIGHTLY off from the actual answers. He is also extremely sassy when you try to ask questions. It's not very welcoming. SO, although he just cares so much and in turn wants to be helpful, the way he structures the class is tricky, paranoid, and just doing too much.
Fall 2025 - Speer is a professor that cares a lot about the subject. Take that as you will. I find that when professors care a little TOO much about their subject they get mad/upset when students don't feel the same way (don't put in a lot of effort, show up to lectures, make the whole class their life). He tries to be helpful and I think that he does an okay job at that. His tests are structured in a very indirect way. It's the type of test that tries to trick students by make the questions trick questions or just SLIGHTLY off from the actual answers. He is also extremely sassy when you try to ask questions. It's not very welcoming. SO, although he just cares so much and in turn wants to be helpful, the way he structures the class is tricky, paranoid, and just doing too much.
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Zeitlin definitely prepares a unique class. But I loved it. He calls on students in class and he really forces you to think. Make sure you do your readings because he will call you out. This is something which I really like. People were so scared to simply talk in class and I'm glad he forces people out of their shells. How can you function later in life if you can't voice what you've learned? Make sure to pay attention to processes, methods, and ideas he lays out in lecture and you will have the tools to handle the tests. You have to go to lecture, have to. Readings alone will not get you through this class if you're aiming to do well. Its all about analysis, method, and explanation. Explain you conclusions well and you will do great in this class.
Zeitlin definitely prepares a unique class. But I loved it. He calls on students in class and he really forces you to think. Make sure you do your readings because he will call you out. This is something which I really like. People were so scared to simply talk in class and I'm glad he forces people out of their shells. How can you function later in life if you can't voice what you've learned? Make sure to pay attention to processes, methods, and ideas he lays out in lecture and you will have the tools to handle the tests. You have to go to lecture, have to. Readings alone will not get you through this class if you're aiming to do well. Its all about analysis, method, and explanation. Explain you conclusions well and you will do great in this class.
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