Do not take this class. Not only is it extremely boring, but the TA actually screwed my grade. The class is 2 essays, a midterm, a final and participation in discussion. Both of my essays were handed back to me with 0 marks from my TA on the essay and the rubric as she gave me a 70. When I asked why I got that grade she had no reasons. The TA makes a huge impact in your grade and for the amount of weekly readings you are required to do, the class is simply not worth it. Just honestly, don't take the class.

This review may be biased, as I was not a fan of anthropology as a subject, but I found Professor Cattelino's lectures to be a bit dry and my TA really screwed me as far as grading goes. The readings aren't really necessary, except for the ones you have to cover in your essays, and the midterm and final are super easy if you attend lecture and take notes.

Do not take this class for a GE unless there is really nothing better open. Save ur social analysis for a different quarter. The readings can be interesting but honestly, the essays are really difficult to grasp. I consistently got a low B on the essays and a C on the midterm. Even with a 96 in the class and 100% participation, I ended up with a B+. It was an annoying class, worst grade so far at UCLA.

This class material and Professor Cattelino's lectures are quite engaging. I enjoyed the assigned readings, which is why I didn't mind the depth and overall length of them. If you do not enjoy this material, however, you WILL struggle. The weekly assigned readings have to be understood quite well because participation in the discussion sessions are graded and the essays are graded a little harshly depending on the TA.

The essays for this class were pretty difficult. They require a lot of analysis and social interpretation, and your grade heavily depends on how strict your TA is. If you are good at reading between the lines and developing complex ideas and arguments, this class is for you. If you are looking for an easy GE like I did, don't take this class.

I took this class in my first quarter as a transfer and it was a great class. It was alot of work more than my two upper div classes but it is 5 units so makes sense. The professor was super understanding of difficulties what with being online and all the circumstances that came with it. I didn't always do the reading fully or I would skim it and make sure I had something I could add to the discussion sections. Go to section, it brought a lot of understanding to the readings, if I didn't really do the reading that week, I would make sure I took notes during section and those really helped when it came time ot write papers. There were only two papers total and weekly quizzes. Would 100% recommend great class, professor, and TAs.

Professor Cattelino is an amazing professor. Her lectures were extremely engaging, and I really enjoying learning about the different topics within the class. Additionally, she was super considerate of her students in the midst of the pandemic, from extending deadlines when needed to offering extra credit to help cushion our grades. The readings were pretty lengthy, and I didn't end up reading all of them, but I still felt pretty okay with the content as long as I watched the lectures. The discussions help immensely with learning the material, so I'd suggest going (and have at least 3-4 points ready to add). The weekly quizzes were really easy, the answers were in the lectures for the most part. I don't think the papers were too bad, I think as long as you keep up with the class lectures and familiarize yourself with 2 readings, you'll do good.

An easy and interesting class if you do the readings and attend discussion actively. Professor Cattelino is so nice and very accommodating about classes being over zoom. Lectures were all recorded and quizzes were taken over a 12 hour time frame and open note. The two essays were not that much work and there were opportunities for extra credit.

Prof. Cattelino was amazing. Her lectures are very clear and interesting. Plus, she was very understanding of her students situations due to the pandemic and was open to extending deadlines for students who needed it. The weekly quizzes were not difficult and were great to just make sure you were absorbing the material in the lectures (almost all answers were literally in the lectures themselves). While the readings could be a little daunting, they were actually very interesting. I would 100% recommend anyone take this class.

the readings you have to read before each lecture in this class are insanely dull and random, and are like 80 pages each. the general structure of this class is easy to grasp, but the class in general is just a pain. professor cattelino is very sweet, but sometimes her lectures don't connect and are just confusing. overall, there are definitely better GEs to take, but if you end up with this class, it's not the end of the world.