SOCIOL 183
Comparative and Historical Sociology
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Requisite: course 1. Survey of central themes of comparative and historical studies in sociology. Various aspects of development of modern society, including development of nation-state, emergence of capitalism, industrialization, and population growth. Variation in contemporary society, viewed from variety of theoretical perspectives. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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I'm sort of in the middle of the road on this professor and class. First, he's a totally nice guy - makes silly (but often bad) jokes during lecture and comes off as a very easy going type of person. He is interested in making sure students have a thorough understanding of the primates being studied. He also answers emails promptly. The class was based on take-home essays - 3 were in response to 3 assigned books where you pick a primate behavior ,a human behavior and tell what the primate behavior means in regard to human behavior. The problem is that he never is quite clear about that in class because he totally focuses on primate species and their behavior characteristics. I know LOTS about nonhuman primates now. But Im still not completely clear on HOW it relates to human behavior and what part of all this is sociological. Good points - Im not about to complain about only having to come to class once a week - in that regard, Grannis totally rocks. There's no section to this class - it meets only once a week and really, that does suffice. Also, good - he is willing to review your drafts so you can easily secure an "A" paper. Take advantage of this people. No quizzes or in-class exams - its all good. Overall, a good class, semi-easy. He's a very personable guy too.
I'm sort of in the middle of the road on this professor and class. First, he's a totally nice guy - makes silly (but often bad) jokes during lecture and comes off as a very easy going type of person. He is interested in making sure students have a thorough understanding of the primates being studied. He also answers emails promptly. The class was based on take-home essays - 3 were in response to 3 assigned books where you pick a primate behavior ,a human behavior and tell what the primate behavior means in regard to human behavior. The problem is that he never is quite clear about that in class because he totally focuses on primate species and their behavior characteristics. I know LOTS about nonhuman primates now. But Im still not completely clear on HOW it relates to human behavior and what part of all this is sociological. Good points - Im not about to complain about only having to come to class once a week - in that regard, Grannis totally rocks. There's no section to this class - it meets only once a week and really, that does suffice. Also, good - he is willing to review your drafts so you can easily secure an "A" paper. Take advantage of this people. No quizzes or in-class exams - its all good. Overall, a good class, semi-easy. He's a very personable guy too.
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Midterms & Finals are unreasonable, I study my ass off & put in so much time into this class and still end up with a B. The Professor know her stuffs but the TA is really unreasonable. He does not help you to learn the subjects, he even belittles you. He is really passionate and grades really hard, especially in the presentation & the 10 pages research paper. Basically, the class is run by the TA Chaoyo Chen NOT professor Lee. I feel really stupid for signing up for soc 181A and stay in it when 1/4 of my peers decided to drop. If you want to learn about Contemporary China find someone else. If you want to be the TA's pet, you're in luck.
Midterms & Finals are unreasonable, I study my ass off & put in so much time into this class and still end up with a B. The Professor know her stuffs but the TA is really unreasonable. He does not help you to learn the subjects, he even belittles you. He is really passionate and grades really hard, especially in the presentation & the 10 pages research paper. Basically, the class is run by the TA Chaoyo Chen NOT professor Lee. I feel really stupid for signing up for soc 181A and stay in it when 1/4 of my peers decided to drop. If you want to learn about Contemporary China find someone else. If you want to be the TA's pet, you're in luck.
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Professor Roy is AMAZING. His lectures are thoroughly engaging and he likes to pose questions that elicit response from students. You don't have to talk in lecture if you don't want to, but often times students feel compelled to share their own points of view. The course went over the historical and social construction of time, space, gender, race, and class and the intersections between them. There were 2 papers (5-6 pages) worth 25% each and both had a list of about 5 prompts your could choose from. I wrote both of these the night before and got a B+ and A-. The final paper was supposed to be 10-15 pages about addressing the social construction of anything not discussed in class and was worth 30% (still waiting on this grade). Participation in discussion makes up the other 20%. If you don't like talking in class, the TA still gives you credit if you post on the online discussion forum or if you see her in office hours. Professor Roy is extremely approachable outside of class and it is easy to carry on a dialogue with him for so long! Within the first couple of weeks, he knew many of the students' names who asked questions or shared in class... not because he had met them outside of class, but because he would ask the TA names of students who like to participate. Definitely one of the greatest professors I've ever encountered at UCLA--thoroughly concerned with student learning and growth. Take his class if you can!
Professor Roy is AMAZING. His lectures are thoroughly engaging and he likes to pose questions that elicit response from students. You don't have to talk in lecture if you don't want to, but often times students feel compelled to share their own points of view. The course went over the historical and social construction of time, space, gender, race, and class and the intersections between them. There were 2 papers (5-6 pages) worth 25% each and both had a list of about 5 prompts your could choose from. I wrote both of these the night before and got a B+ and A-. The final paper was supposed to be 10-15 pages about addressing the social construction of anything not discussed in class and was worth 30% (still waiting on this grade). Participation in discussion makes up the other 20%. If you don't like talking in class, the TA still gives you credit if you post on the online discussion forum or if you see her in office hours. Professor Roy is extremely approachable outside of class and it is easy to carry on a dialogue with him for so long! Within the first couple of weeks, he knew many of the students' names who asked questions or shared in class... not because he had met them outside of class, but because he would ask the TA names of students who like to participate. Definitely one of the greatest professors I've ever encountered at UCLA--thoroughly concerned with student learning and growth. Take his class if you can!
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I THOUGHT this was an easy class - wrong. Grade is based on take-home midterm and final - thats it. ok, also on attendance in section - roll is taken. So you bomb either the midterm or final, and there goes your A. Take-home midterm was easy. Multiple-choice final NOT so easy. REALLY hard to sit through his boring lectures - he's not the most engaging professor and doesnt seem to like to have his lecture interrupted by questions.
I THOUGHT this was an easy class - wrong. Grade is based on take-home midterm and final - thats it. ok, also on attendance in section - roll is taken. So you bomb either the midterm or final, and there goes your A. Take-home midterm was easy. Multiple-choice final NOT so easy. REALLY hard to sit through his boring lectures - he's not the most engaging professor and doesnt seem to like to have his lecture interrupted by questions.
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