BEST CLASS EVER! I'm taking this class asynchronously and it's just amazing!

The lectures are so clear, so awesome, and I'm learning so much from them. The homework consists of a discussion post and replies to two comments which is not only easy and a light workload, but I actually learn so much from it.

This class made me fall in love with Sociology and I'm thinking of changing my major to it now. Take this class and pay attention -- it's so valuable!!!

As my first ever sociology course, I was not disappointed. I loved how interesting her podcast-style lectures were to listen to. I probably would have processed it more if I didn't save all of the recorded lectures (typically two per week, twenty-forty minutes MAX each) better if I did not watch all of them in one day, haha! I did enjoy the freedom of asynchronous classes and felt that all of the deadlines were paced well, coming from a working student.

Textbook: I'm sorry, but you do need it. The author states how he wants it to read 'like an actual book,' at the beginning, which is funny because it is so obviously not the case, but the technical language is well defined with plenty of modern-ish examples and interesting theories! Taking reading notes and watching the lectures genuinely prepared me very well for the final!

Quizzes: all multiple-choice, timed. As for the quizzes, I did not like how each week's quiz would ask cumulative questions instead of sticking to what we learned within that week, as I often confused my information. They weren't extremely difficult, but I did feel that the questions, being based on cumulative info, were repetitive and tricky to narrow down sometimes. HOWEVER, this was a tolerable nuisance since we did not have a midterm and the final was a paper instead of a test.

Final Exam: Again, it was a paper instead of an actual test, the prompt is intimidating at first but I reached out to my TA and we just talked out various points which was super helpful! The professor offers plenty of office hours options as well, although honestly I never made time to go and still processed the information relatively well.

Dislikes:

-I would say that I did not enjoy needing to respond to other's discussions post every single week, it felt highly unnecessary on top of the lengthy posts themselves. The prompts for discussion would make you think half the time, so not necessarily boring but tedious.

-I did not like that for the final we had to cite a high number of readings and discuss the films-the films was not very engaging and more time-consuming on top of readings and writings. Again, highly doable within two-three days, but tedious.

Likes:
+The professor and TA were amazing! From excellent breakdowns to clear class outlines, I never felt lost in this course! Would take a class with this teacher again!

If you're looking for a light GE to take this ain't it. The material itself isn't necessarily challenging, but I took this class with upper divs for my major and found myself spending more time on this class than any other. The work isn't hard but it is A LOT. I was a bit frustrated that by week 8 and 9 she was assigning us up to five hours in lecture videos, plus additional reading assignments for our discussion posts. I was beyond frustrated because these weren't things you could skip without your entire grade suffering. I spent way more time for this class than I ever should have to for a GE.

This class was super interesting and engaging! Prof. Anderson is an excellent teacher and explains the material in a way that's very comprehensible for students. The grading is as follows:

-Essay #1, #2 and #3: 10% each
-Essay #4 and #5: 15% each
-4 out of 5 best pop quizzes: 20%
(Quizzes consist of 10 multiple choice questions, and are based on any and all course materials covered up to that point.)
-Participation: 20%

The essays were all very manageable and students were given a rubric by which to follow, so as long as you included all of the required material, it was very easy to get an A! There is no midterm or final exam for this class! In terms of the workload, there is a set of required readings for each lecture, so be prepared to read! The readings were all pretty interesting and were based on the textbook, in addition to the material posted on CCLE. Overall, I would highly recommend this class!

I found this class to be very interesting. A lot of reading is involved and there are 5 essays that can be a bit challenging but the instructions are pretty clear on what is required of you. Not an easy GE but I feel more prepared for other classes.

Prof. Anderson is very clear and experienced. Overall, big but reasonable workload and thought-provoking class topics. Besides discussion participation, class is made up of a lot of readings with pop quizzes to test and 5 five-six page essays checking content understanding. You have to put your effort into the essays, but if you do should be a good grade. Really is one of those classes where you put in the effort, you do well. No effort, do poorly.

This was a very demanding class. I spent so much time on essays, reading materials, and I got an A- which shows how ridiculous this class is graded. Even my TA agreed that Professor Anderson assigned us too much. I had to take this class as a pre-major requirement, so I found it very interesting. The workload was way too much though. It makes me mad how much time I spent on this class lol. The quizzes were always so scary and hard. I would read all the materials and still have trouble with them. Professor Anderson did not care; in fact, she explained once how her quizzes were actually very fair like ok boomer.

She assigns reading from the textbook and the quizzes have some questions from the textbook, so I am glad I got it. I am selling it so text me **********

This class truly stressed me out this quarter. I was able to pass all of my quizzes without reading because of common sense honestly. In total there was 6 essays and they were back to back at one point which was stressful as HELL. Ashton was my TA and he was honestly great and the reason I enjoyed the class. The books I wish I would have never bought because I never read from them. The TA's grade extremely hard in my opinion for no reason at all. You have to be on top of your work for this class. Definitely not an "easy" GE yet it is possible to do well. Attendance was also mandatory because of the pop quizzes. Would I take this class again? Absolutely not. She isn't a bad professor but the structure of the class is what is very aggravating. I definitely could have done better on my essays but with the workload from this class and others I did all that I had left in me.

This class has a pretty heavy workload. The class consists of five essays plus a short paper, five pop quizzes (with lowest quiz grade dropped), and participation. The essays were not too difficult to write--they were pretty straightforward. However, to do well in this class, it is important to spend a lot of time on these essays to get a good grade. Make sure to attend TA office hours and ask questions about the essay, which I found to be pretty helpful. The quizzes are very specific and very difficult and are based on the readings that you're given. This is not an easy A GE, but it is definitely possible to get an A if you work hard on essays, do the readings, participate, and attend office hours.

This class is heavy on assignments. To make things worse, those excessive readings are tested very specifically in pop-quizzes. These are basically the two complaints I have regarding this class. First, reading materials are way too many than acceptable, and many of them are redundant. For example, when we are talking about race, we are assigned over 4 passages to address the police brutality while all of them are essentially delivering the same message. 1 or 2 would suffice. But no, we have to read all of them, because maybe two or three questions in the pop quiz would addressed them. Also, the pop quizzes are too specific on materials that it seems really petty to design them this way. Overall, I enjoy the material, but I would not recommend Prof. Anderson despite her being a engaging lecturer.