I really loved his slides and how he broke down each concept into really digestible pieces. Sometimes the readings that were assigned were dense and hard to understand, but after his lectures were super clear and helped a lot. Took this class during Spring 2020 online amidst social turmoil and Professor Sigmon was really understanding about everything. Definitely would recommend him and TA Justin Breck!

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This class was super interesting. The readings were a little boring at first but they get far more interesting as the quarter goes on. We have to do a weekly journal based on the readings but they are fairly short. You must buy the books though!! Professor Sigmon is super nice and pretty engaging but he can be a little boring since he does not use a mic and his class was late in the day. He gave us study guides for the midterm and final which were extremely helpful. There is also a term paper due at the end of the quarter but you choose your own topic so it is fairly interesting. Overall, I would recommend this class with Professor Sigmon. I am also selling hard copies of the following books for this class: The Meaning of Sociology (9th edition), Mapping the Social Landscape (7th edition), and Readings for Sociology (9th edition). Text me at ********** for prices!!

Professor Sigmon was awesome. He’s super chill and loves engaging with his students. This class was easy, but not free. Exams cover exactly what is on the study guide, and the professor will throw in a couple of things off his slides. I got an 88 on both the midterm and final studying the day before/day of so it’s definitely doable to get an A- or higher in his class. Both exams are worth 70% of your grade, so don’t screw up on them and wait til the last minute to study. Unlike other quarters, his exams were administered online via respondus lock down browser with webcam due to the ongoing protests/TA strike. The midterm was a bit weird because we couldn’t go back and check our answers, as if it were an in-person exam. If I did so, I probably would’ve gotten an A easily. The final was a lot better in terms of the test format, but harder. It was mostly all fill-in-the blanks and multiple choice. No short answer questions like the midterm unfortunately. Discussions were mandatory and weekly response posts were graded on completion. They took a while to type up since it’s one page single-spaced. To do well in his class, I advise you to show up to lecture, read the slides now and then, and fill out the study guides and you should be good.

Awesome class. One assignment a week graded on completion. I just skimmed the readings and found topics I knew I could expand on/ give my thoughts on to write about for the assignments. One discussion a week where you discuss what you wrote for the weekly assignment.

Exams: Soooooooo easy if you just look at the slides. I attended the first 2 classes and after that I stopped going. I didn't study til the day before the exam. I used the study guide and rewrote the slides verbatim. Got 100% on the midterm and 97% on the final.

He's funny too. Made me laugh for those two classes I attended.

i loveddd taking this class with Professor Sigmon! don't let the grading breakdown on the syllabus scare you (two exams worth 35% of your grade each, section attendance/participation worth 30%, with no extra credit and nothing dropped) - the exams cover exactly what was on the study guide and are designed in a way that isn't meant to trick you or make it overly difficult. the only con is that sometimes the content during lecture felt like common sense and that there was no need to spend 1hr and 15mins lecturing on it, but as the person below me stated - it's really not much of a con / a great con to have lol. definitely take this if you need a GPA boost or an easy elective!

Pros:
-easy content
-reasonable workload (weekly 1 page paper on assigned readings graded on completion)
-gives a study guide for exams
-super nice guy
-chill class environment
-can find free pdfs of the textbook online
Cons:
-boring at times
-content can be pretty common sense/too easy (not really a con though haha)

Professor Sigmon is a super cool guy. He's very chill and will gladly chat with you after class. He's super passionate about the content, and you can tell he loves his job. The exams are extremely fair - he literally posts study guides for them on Bruin Learn, and the study guides give you exactly what you need to know for the exam. I only studied the day of the midterm and the day before the final and I got A's on both. By far my easiest class of the quarter, and it was so refreshing to have such a down to Earth prof

for anyone reading during the 2021-22 school year:
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** SELLING HARD COPY OF TEXTBOOK (Mapping the Social Landscape: Readings in Sociology (7th Edition) by Susan J. Ferguson) FOR $8! i bought it for $9.17 **
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as someone who loves sociology, this class was easy to enjoy. even if you don't, it's a solid class. if you're taking the exams in person, you just gotta be prepared for open-ended questions. study with quizlet and you'll be set. can't think of a reason not to take it :)

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Professor Sigmon was amazing! His class was engaging. Even with Covid-19, he continued to make his lectures similar to in-person as much as he could.

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