SOCIOL 135
Sociology of Body
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Examination of body as social construction that is situated within particular social and historical context. Students gain understanding of how bodies become gendered, raced, classed, and sexualized in ways that create and reinforce social institutions and relations of power. Analysis of reciprocal processes of structuration: how body is shaped by social expectations and symbolic exchange, how meanings are attached to bodies and different body parts, and how these interpretations in turn shape social relations. Critical evaluation of embodiment experience, and contribution of sociological theories and data to understanding this process. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Winter 2025 - If you want to be constantly accused of using AI and sent to the dean, take this class... :) This was by far the worst professor I've ever had - I'm about to graduate and have never been accused of using AI in any of my classes. Tell me why I was accused TWICE in this class!? More than half the class was sent to the dean which has literally never happened before. When I was writing my midterm paper, I didn't even use Grammarly to double check punctuations. Even before submitting it, I ran it through 3 different AI checking softwares because of how stressed I was and all of them came back 100% human written. When I got my grade back, I was stunned to see that Anderson gave me 0% because according to her, "I see high likelihood of AI use." Aside from how unprofessional Anderson is, the workload is INSANE. Each week, you have to write a super long discussion post and the citing is super strict (e.g. you have to put time stamps on everything), and you have to respond to two students discussion posts. Then, you have to write 4 long Perusall comments on weekly readings and there's a weekly multiple choice quiz. The Midterm and Final essays are 7-8 pages long, which will likely send you to the dean. I have absolutely nothing positive to say about this class. Seriously. Please don't take Anderson.
Winter 2025 - If you want to be constantly accused of using AI and sent to the dean, take this class... :) This was by far the worst professor I've ever had - I'm about to graduate and have never been accused of using AI in any of my classes. Tell me why I was accused TWICE in this class!? More than half the class was sent to the dean which has literally never happened before. When I was writing my midterm paper, I didn't even use Grammarly to double check punctuations. Even before submitting it, I ran it through 3 different AI checking softwares because of how stressed I was and all of them came back 100% human written. When I got my grade back, I was stunned to see that Anderson gave me 0% because according to her, "I see high likelihood of AI use." Aside from how unprofessional Anderson is, the workload is INSANE. Each week, you have to write a super long discussion post and the citing is super strict (e.g. you have to put time stamps on everything), and you have to respond to two students discussion posts. Then, you have to write 4 long Perusall comments on weekly readings and there's a weekly multiple choice quiz. The Midterm and Final essays are 7-8 pages long, which will likely send you to the dean. I have absolutely nothing positive to say about this class. Seriously. Please don't take Anderson.
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I took both Sociology 180A (Gender) and Sociology 134 with Professor Black and she is definitely my favorite professor at UCLA. The structure of her class is very clear from the beginning and her lectures are also very clear. She provides a lot of direction for both the midterm and final, providing information as to where the testing material is coming from (ie multiple choice questions were from the lecture slides and essay questions were from the readings and prompts were given out prior to test for preperation). Her powerpoints are posted online which is helpful, however, it is beneficial to attend class because she discusses the concepts in more depth and provides examples through the use of popular culture (ie movie clips and youtube videos) as well as articles from NY Times etc. She keeps the class engaged through the use of these mediums and applies the concepts to current news and issues. Professor Black is also VERY approachable in office hours as well as after lecture. She is not trying to trick students, but rather wants to provide as much direction as is fair and really takes feedback into consideration. She is not very difficult and her class is not very fast- paced, therefore, receiving a high grade should not be a problem! I highly recommend taking Professor Black.
I took both Sociology 180A (Gender) and Sociology 134 with Professor Black and she is definitely my favorite professor at UCLA. The structure of her class is very clear from the beginning and her lectures are also very clear. She provides a lot of direction for both the midterm and final, providing information as to where the testing material is coming from (ie multiple choice questions were from the lecture slides and essay questions were from the readings and prompts were given out prior to test for preperation). Her powerpoints are posted online which is helpful, however, it is beneficial to attend class because she discusses the concepts in more depth and provides examples through the use of popular culture (ie movie clips and youtube videos) as well as articles from NY Times etc. She keeps the class engaged through the use of these mediums and applies the concepts to current news and issues. Professor Black is also VERY approachable in office hours as well as after lecture. She is not trying to trick students, but rather wants to provide as much direction as is fair and really takes feedback into consideration. She is not very difficult and her class is not very fast- paced, therefore, receiving a high grade should not be a problem! I highly recommend taking Professor Black.
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