EDUC M108
Sociology of Education
Description: (Same as Sociology M175.) Lecture, four hours; discussion, one hour. Study of how U.S. educational system both promotes socioeconomic opportunities and maintains socioeconomic inequalities: historical and theoretical perspectives on role of education in U.S. society; trends in educational attainment; ways in which family background, class, race, and gender affect educational achievement and attainment; stratification between and within schools; effects of education on socioeconomic attainment, family, health, attitudes, and social participation; educational policies to improve school quality and address socioeconomic inequalities. Letter grading.
Units: 5.0
Units: 5.0
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Winter 2025 - Great, easy class. Essay-based and you have to try on them, but the grading didn't seem to be too brutal as long as you made a solid, well-structured argument and followed instructions. I'd recommend going to your TA's office hours for help. There are online quizzes where you have several days to finish (open book) and they are not very difficult. Attending lectures helps since sometimes a quiz question is based on something she says (typically a list of ideas she repeats twice or whatever). Professor Brand is really kind; probably the nicest professor I've met, so I'd ask her for help if you needed it. The honors seminar was great as well.
Winter 2025 - Great, easy class. Essay-based and you have to try on them, but the grading didn't seem to be too brutal as long as you made a solid, well-structured argument and followed instructions. I'd recommend going to your TA's office hours for help. There are online quizzes where you have several days to finish (open book) and they are not very difficult. Attending lectures helps since sometimes a quiz question is based on something she says (typically a list of ideas she repeats twice or whatever). Professor Brand is really kind; probably the nicest professor I've met, so I'd ask her for help if you needed it. The honors seminar was great as well.
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Fall 2018 - Dr. Nooshin is one of my favorite professors at UCLA. She is incredibly compassionate, caring, knowledgable, and fun. She makes the lecture discussions super engaging and interesting. There is no actual midterm/final exams, she gives us options of social media discussion, an event paper and one final paper. In general, this is not a hard class, but you learn a lot and Dr. Nooshin makes everything so fun to learn. She is also an activist and participate in Slut Walk performances etc. Dr. Nooshin enjoys knowing students, by the middle of the quarter, she remembers most students' names and my classmates always participate in active discussions in lectures. I highly recommend this class!!
Fall 2018 - Dr. Nooshin is one of my favorite professors at UCLA. She is incredibly compassionate, caring, knowledgable, and fun. She makes the lecture discussions super engaging and interesting. There is no actual midterm/final exams, she gives us options of social media discussion, an event paper and one final paper. In general, this is not a hard class, but you learn a lot and Dr. Nooshin makes everything so fun to learn. She is also an activist and participate in Slut Walk performances etc. Dr. Nooshin enjoys knowing students, by the middle of the quarter, she remembers most students' names and my classmates always participate in active discussions in lectures. I highly recommend this class!!
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