ANTHRO 9
Culture and Society
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour; fieldwork. Required as preparation for both bachelor's degrees. Introduction to study of culture and society in comparative perspective. Examples from societies around world to illustrate basic principles of formation, structure, and distribution of human institutions. Of special concern is contribution and knowledge that cultural diversity makes toward understanding problems of modern world. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 5.0
Units: 5.0
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Professor Mahon is a great lecturer. To me, she was hip and very lively with her lectures. The books we had to read were very interesting. The class overall teaches you about different cultures and just a way of living. I have learned so much from this class. I know I will use my new knowledge in the future for just life, in general. Take Mahon, she's good.
Professor Mahon is a great lecturer. To me, she was hip and very lively with her lectures. The books we had to read were very interesting. The class overall teaches you about different cultures and just a way of living. I have learned so much from this class. I know I will use my new knowledge in the future for just life, in general. Take Mahon, she's good.
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Prof. Tallen definitely knows what she is talking about, although she talks a whole lot, all the while scribbling on an overhead projector. I felt like I was back in high school, except I didn't have the chance to interrupt class every time I missed something. I found her style to be somewhat condescending and cold, almost frigid. I don't think I saw her crack a smile during the whole ten weeks. Also, out of the four required ethnographies, one was outdated and another was so one sided, unscientific, and badly written that I'm surprised it was published, let alone picked as required reading for a class. My T.A. even pointed this out, and we had a homework assignment where we had to explain why the book was so bad. I, much like some of my fellow reviewers, also got screwed over by her grading system, but it's not like I studied all that hard for the midterm anyway. All in all, I would have had a rather mediocre time in Anthro 9 had it not been for this gorgeous little vixen that sat just at the edge of my field of vision at almost every lecture. Anthropology is the of humans, right?
Prof. Tallen definitely knows what she is talking about, although she talks a whole lot, all the while scribbling on an overhead projector. I felt like I was back in high school, except I didn't have the chance to interrupt class every time I missed something. I found her style to be somewhat condescending and cold, almost frigid. I don't think I saw her crack a smile during the whole ten weeks. Also, out of the four required ethnographies, one was outdated and another was so one sided, unscientific, and badly written that I'm surprised it was published, let alone picked as required reading for a class. My T.A. even pointed this out, and we had a homework assignment where we had to explain why the book was so bad. I, much like some of my fellow reviewers, also got screwed over by her grading system, but it's not like I studied all that hard for the midterm anyway. All in all, I would have had a rather mediocre time in Anthro 9 had it not been for this gorgeous little vixen that sat just at the edge of my field of vision at almost every lecture. Anthropology is the of humans, right?
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DO NOT TAKE HER. Unfortunately I did not listen to the other reviews and decided to try taking her class. It was the first time she taught Anthro 9. She SUCKED. She was so disorganized, had a very strong accent, focused on Japan, didn't care about her students, and just rambled. Lectures were stupid and my TA was even worse. She spoke MINIMAL english. I got A-s on both the papers and a B+ on the final, somehow I got a B in the class. I have never had a teacher who needed to email the entire class about them requesting grade changes HA. I spoke with many students in her class who said they got lower grades than what they deserved. She is ridiculous and is an AWFUL teacher if you want a good grade or if you want to learn.
DO NOT TAKE HER. Unfortunately I did not listen to the other reviews and decided to try taking her class. It was the first time she taught Anthro 9. She SUCKED. She was so disorganized, had a very strong accent, focused on Japan, didn't care about her students, and just rambled. Lectures were stupid and my TA was even worse. She spoke MINIMAL english. I got A-s on both the papers and a B+ on the final, somehow I got a B in the class. I have never had a teacher who needed to email the entire class about them requesting grade changes HA. I spoke with many students in her class who said they got lower grades than what they deserved. She is ridiculous and is an AWFUL teacher if you want a good grade or if you want to learn.
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