SOCIOL 102
Contemporary Sociological Theory
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Requisite: course 101. Critical examination of significant theoretical formulations from 1920 to present. P/NP or letter grading.
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Spring 2024 - This man is heaven-sent. THE BEST PROFESSOR!!! I'm not even exaggerating. He is super helpful and accommodating. Yes, there is a multiple choice and short essay part (for both midterm and final) but they're super easy if you do the homework. Also, there's a final paper (usually with a prompt but students have somewhat free range to talk about what they want as long as it follows the assignment) which is easy to do if you do the work. This is my fourth time taking him because he is just that good. With the protests going on campus, he was super understanding of the stress and severity of the situation. I don't want to say too much about how accommodating he was because I wanna gatekeep but also because I don't want people to take advantage of his kindness (call me a teacher's pet I don't care). I just can't truly express how much of an amazing human being he is. Aside from academia (which, he is also really good at), he has a heart of gold.
Spring 2024 - This man is heaven-sent. THE BEST PROFESSOR!!! I'm not even exaggerating. He is super helpful and accommodating. Yes, there is a multiple choice and short essay part (for both midterm and final) but they're super easy if you do the homework. Also, there's a final paper (usually with a prompt but students have somewhat free range to talk about what they want as long as it follows the assignment) which is easy to do if you do the work. This is my fourth time taking him because he is just that good. With the protests going on campus, he was super understanding of the stress and severity of the situation. I don't want to say too much about how accommodating he was because I wanna gatekeep but also because I don't want people to take advantage of his kindness (call me a teacher's pet I don't care). I just can't truly express how much of an amazing human being he is. Aside from academia (which, he is also really good at), he has a heart of gold.
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Winter 2024 - By no means is this class going to be easy, no one should expect an easy A in any kind of theory class especially where the material can be super heavy and sometimes feel intangible. However, Professor Yeritsian is very fair and very helpful whenever students feel stuck or need clarification in certain areas of the material. This class, and all his classes, are made up of three modules (assessments) which makes the exams and studying for them less overwhelming because the content is not as heavy as a class that might be made up of just a midterm and a final. The readings are also essential to the classes and the exams, and I promise you if you take the time to do the readings that are an hour at most that they will make the lecture more cohesive and you will be successful on the exams and quizzes. I think that Professor Yeritsian's class structure has set me up for success in all my other classes as well, and that if you engage with him during the lecture and outside of class with him in office hours you will do just fine. He is always willing to go over concepts again whenever something is unclear or needs to be expanded upon which is great. If you took 101 with him then I would recommend taking 102 with him again because the class structure being the same is also extremely helpful.
Winter 2024 - By no means is this class going to be easy, no one should expect an easy A in any kind of theory class especially where the material can be super heavy and sometimes feel intangible. However, Professor Yeritsian is very fair and very helpful whenever students feel stuck or need clarification in certain areas of the material. This class, and all his classes, are made up of three modules (assessments) which makes the exams and studying for them less overwhelming because the content is not as heavy as a class that might be made up of just a midterm and a final. The readings are also essential to the classes and the exams, and I promise you if you take the time to do the readings that are an hour at most that they will make the lecture more cohesive and you will be successful on the exams and quizzes. I think that Professor Yeritsian's class structure has set me up for success in all my other classes as well, and that if you engage with him during the lecture and outside of class with him in office hours you will do just fine. He is always willing to go over concepts again whenever something is unclear or needs to be expanded upon which is great. If you took 101 with him then I would recommend taking 102 with him again because the class structure being the same is also extremely helpful.
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