You need to really study and ask a lot of questions for this class. The class is heavy with material and can sometimes be too much to remember or understand. It was 3 test for each section and discussion attendance. That is it, nothing extra that can help with boosting your grade.

Meh. He is a good professor, but he goes quickly. I also am not a fan of pop-quizzes on the readings in class. I am also not a fan of him deciding to make the exams more difficult after we did well on the first one. This professor is HARD. You have to do the complicated readings, attend lecture, and study hard. The readings he assigns are insufferable. They are not fun to read, and extremely academically wordy. However, the class is curved, so that makes a big difference. It's an exam based class, so the entire grade is based off of three tests and the pop-quizes. You can't really miss a class because there could always be the chance of a pop-quiz. There was no extra-credit. This class is fine. You will survive, but it won't be a walk in the park. Not my favorite style class, but not the worst I've had. I am just so glad I am done with this course. I probably wouldn't choose this professor again.

Pop quizzes over readings, exams were super difficult, but he provides a generous curve. He’s kind of condescending/rude, and goes over concepts/theories way too fast. His class was overall okay, but definitely take Sigmon for 102 if possible. He’s the superior theory professor.

Insufferable professor and class. So boring, so dry, very tough to do well. Lots of very dense, boring, very long reading (around two 50-page readings a week sometimes). Not a lot of care put into the slides.

Classes were remote because he said he needed a break, but he still held the tests in person because he wanted to make sure the class was still "rigorous". He gave the lectures back to back on Mondays so he could just get it done for himself it seemed, making for one long, dense lecture video a week. Even two separate recordings would have helped.

Doesn't know how to engage a class, constantly asked for questions but never asked the class questions. When he was asked a question, he used the word "surely" in his answer like it was obvious, not encouraging more.

3 tests, each a third of the way through the class. Half multiple choice, half blue book essay (2 1.5 page essays, your hand will hurt). Watch out, on the first test he will unexpectedly ask about what methods were used in each reading, not just about the content. He said this was to make sure everyone was doing the readings and not just reading a summary. I did the readings, but I still didn't really remember because you expect to be tested on the content, not the methods. He'll have you pass your blue book away at the beginning so everyone gets a random one. Pretty paranoid about cheating or students not doing their work.

Likes to hear himself talk, good at saying simple things in a very complicated way. Seemed to be one of those professors who take out their unhappiness in life by being too tough on their class. Don't take unless you have to.

TLDR: A man with a pony tail who does not care if you live or die.

First, thank god there were a lot of football players in our class. Their collective CTE saved the class curve. I will say that the professors curve was a lot of our saving grace.

My TA was amazing and their work in discussion was the main way I understood the marital. The professor is not terrible at lecturing you just have to pay attention and do the reading. It is theory so it is going to be naturally difficult.

My one issue with the professor was at office hours he was very rude when you came for questions. I left his office hours more confused on the material. My TA was my main teacher.

This is one of those classes where you just do not have time to complain. You just have to rally and get the work done. If you have any ounce of literacy you can take this class.

Everyone has a different style of teaching/learning. I personally liked Professor Yeritsian's method. You need to attend lectures to get the notes. The readings are helpful, but they are complex, so you will get the best bang for your buck attending lectures because the wording of the exams is based on the way the professor explains the readings/ theorist. My grade was based on 3 exams. !st exam, midterm, and final. There were about 20 multiple-choice questions and an essay question. No big crazy paper was due at the end of the quarter, which was refreshing for me. I've been doing research papers left and right because it's UCLA, but I liked testing on the material instead. Prof. was more forgiving in his grading of the essays as opposed to the TA. My TA was a harsh grader and didn't want to give points for being nearly off the concepts. Overall, I definitely like prof Yeritsian; he is straight to the point, and I like that. I could have perhaps gotten an A vs. A- if I practiced the written questions more. ( they go over questions in discussion, and 9/10 of those questions were the same ones we got in the exam) Very doable class, as long as you are present and willing to study a bit. For reference, I studied for the exams for about 5 hours 2 days before. The multiple-choice qs are straightforward. As long as you attended the lecture, you will be fine, but my advice is to definitely practice doing the written question prompts, and an A is achievable.

Professor Yeritsian is tough, but fair. His lectures are very informative, but you have to take good notes on them if you want to do well on the tests. The only reason to do the readings is to get a good score on the pop quizzes, but, if you test well, you don't have to worry too much about those points. The class is broken down into three modules, covering Marx, Simmel, Weber, and Durkheim. The lectures are divided into sections that the professor wants to focus on and those sections will serve as topics for you to study for the exam. The exams (3) were 30 multiple choice and 2 essay questions. If you know how to connect the topics to one another, you'll do well.

Actually a very insightful class if you are engaged. Tough class though overall as the readings are extensive with pop quizzes. Exams were ok but my hand felt like it was gonna fall off from writing after each one.

Interesting subject matter from a dry instructor. He likes to hear himself talk, and does not appreciate audience participation. No, not student, audience. He wants to make sure everyone knows how smart he is; very academic in his lectures and needlessly complicates subject matter with a lot of theory. Tests are hard, he does not give a study guide, and when asked, he told the class to be responsible for everything he taught. Essay questions were overly broad and graded very specifically.

Overall, walking into this class I knew it would be a challenge. The material is definitely challenging, however going to professors office hours was very helpful as he would take time and make sure the students understand the material on a one on one setting. Professor Yeritsian really cares about his students as he held review sessions on zoom for office hours during the holiday in order for us to be prepared for the assessment. This class is definitely a class where the work needs to be put in order to receive a good grade! All in all, I would recommend taking Professor Yeritsian. I am definitely going to take future classes he teaches!