I recommend this class! At first, I did not like this class as I was learning something beyond of what I could accept (e.g., different categories of gender and sex etc.) However, I began to understand a different point of views in reality; the materials are freaking interesting! I am so happy that I could take this class with Prof. Elsesser. If you work hard and enjoy reading the textbook (Again, the textbook is well-written!), then you will get A.

I enjoyed this class. Prof. Elsesser was very clear. Her tests were reasonable and were mainly based on lecture. I got an A, but I took good notes and read the book. If you don't pay attention in lecture, I would definitely recommend reading the book thoroughly as most of what she teaches is in the book.

I love love love Professor Elsesser and this class! This is a super easy psych elective that covers super relevant, interesting material! Her tests are all multiple choice and you have one short reading response to her book. The tests do include material from the books so make sure you read. Elsesser makes the material funny and really engaging, as well as being an inspirational person!

tl;dr: take this class.

Want a good grade? Take this class. There's a midterm (Week 5) and final exam (Week 10) that are INCREDIBLY easy if you go to lecture and even lightly skim the textbook. They are non-cumulative (55 points each), and not designed to trick you. On top of that, there's a book response paper, but you literally have to read like a 150-page book outside of class, write a 2-sentence summary about each chapter, and it's a free 30 points.

Want a helpful and compassionate professor? Take this class. Kim went through the corporate world, made a ton of money, and left to teach what she does now because she's so passionate about it and teaching students about it. She's literally only here because she wants to be here to help students learn, and that is so crazy rare. She wants you to succeed. It's that simple.

Worried about too much PC rhetoric? Take this class. I'm a straight white man who is semi-conservative but open-minded, and it was literally totally fine. Obviously, there are some terms and stuff you'll have to learn if you're not familiar with them. On the whole, however, the class is really about how gender impacts everyday life (sex in the workplace, communication between genders, etc.). It's not just an attack on men like you may expect (I kind of did). Kim has an agenda, but doesn't try to hide it and always presents multiple sides of an issue.

Really, the only reason I would recommend not taking this class is if you don't plan on attending lectures. She posts slides, but they don't have all the information you need; however, if you go to lecture, you can pick it all up pretty easily, and if you miss a lecture, you can just go to her office hours once and she'll tell you everything you need to know.

That's it. Take this class.

Interesting but revolves heavily around P.C. rhetoric. Well what'd you expect?

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I was literally one point away from getting an A- in the class which was pretty frustrating, but hey, that’s my fault lol. Honestly, a super easy class. The tests are super straightforward, no surprises. Everyone usually finishes in about 45 min and there’s 55 questions. The paper is also a breeze. It’s a book report, essentially. As long as it looks like you read the assigned book and put effort into the quality of the paper, you will get full credit. A great class, I learned a lot.

This class was interesting and super applicable to life. Just a midterm, a final, and a short paper to check that you'd read a book. The textbook was pricey and then you have to buy two other books. But definitely worth it. The tests were harder than i thought, but despite getting Bs on both, I got an A- in the class.

Most of the class was pretty disappointed that Professor Peplau last minute did not teach this course. I think we all TRIED to give her the benefit of the doubt but her lack of knowledge compounded by it not being "an easy class", made it a frustrating experience. You have to read an entire dense text, write a paper and have an professor that is not current or engaging in her knowledge. Disappointing.

I LOVED professor Elsesser. She talked a lot about her own experiences in the business world and it was always really interesting. I loved the subject too, Psychology of gender is very, very interesting. I always looked forward going to class and I always learned new interesting things that I later shared with everybody who wanted to listen. Super interesting!!! And she is a really great person too!

The class was not easy. You had to study the entire book very carefully because she didn't cover all the material from the book but she still tested us on it. Also, she didn't post her powerpoints online so make sure to take good notes. There was one midterm, one final (cummulative) and one paper, but the paper was much easier than the tests. She curves the class which is good since the class is difficult. I ended up getting an A+ so it's not too difficult as long as you put in some effort and read the entire textbook, which was interesting but very dense.