Okay so my review is very mixed. If you care about being interested in what you are learning, I wouldn't take this class. I took it as an elective (because there are plenty more interesting classes in the B column i.e. Psych 130). I regret taking it as an elective because THERE ARE SO MANY OTHER INTERESTING CLASSES OUT THERE and I feel like I wasted a class opportunity. Anyway, Greenfield is a sweet grandma but she READS EVERYTHING OFF HER SLIDES, making it nearly impossible to be engaged, not to mention she is a little conceded and only talks about her theory. But, that being said, it isn't a very hard class and her theory is kind of interesting and the films she shows in class are pretty cool. I hardly showed up and got an A- ... selling the book!!!! (p important to doing well)
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MOST BORING CLASS ON THE PLANET. I'm supposed to be studying for her final that I'm having in the next few hours, but am literally so bored by her material that I'd rather write a scathing review. This professor should not be allowed to teach a course at all, let alone at UCLA. She's borderline narcissistic cuz all she teaches about is her theory, which is ridiculously simple and could be summed up in 10 minutes of one class period. She then teaches about her life of studying textiles. TEXTILES. Take this class and you learn boring information about textiles. Legit, not a psych class. The material is ridiculously boring. I'd rather watch grass grow than sit through one of her mundane lectures, or read ANY of the material she assigns. All of the other reviews are 100% accurate. I'm a comm. major and I'd rather have taken a math class than bore myself with this nonsense

ok class

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"Weaving Generation Together" by Patricia Greenfield
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DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. It seems easy because the material is simple and common sense- revolves around the same 2 topics (her theories) and repeats itself in everything. However, memorizing and understanding the material is nowhere near enough, it does not prepare you. She purposely tries to trick you and I really don't think she wants her students to do well. She is rude, never answers questions, and does not teach, only reads her slides word for word.
I studied a lot, read the book, and felt extremely confident on my knowledge for the material. I went in thinking I would do great as I knew everything, but her tests are so unfair and veered away from the true content of the class.

Horrible course, do not take it at all.

I'm unsure why the people underneath are complaining about this class, considering they passed and received an A. Yes, this class is extremely repetitive , but that's the beauty of it. When you understand the main concepts of gemeinschaft/gesellschaft, social change, etc., there becomes a pattern that you see in every one of her lecture slides. Thus, LESS INFORMATION NEEDED TO KNOW! Apply the repeated material to each of her lectures. The tests are trickier, however, when you compare them to previous midterms/finals. On the other hand, if you understand the material, go to class, and study two days before, there should be no reason why you can't get at least a B+ on the test. This class is literally the easiest psych class I have ever taken. It's also interesting to know about cultural differences.

This class is a waste of time. Professor Greenfield repeats her own theory of social change in every single lecture, she uses material with herself in them and overall has a huge ego. This entire class is very common sense and taking it would be a waste of time. Even though it's a very easy class, the midterm and final are too tricky and specific. I recommend saving yourself a headache and avoiding this class.
If you decide to take it beware that the textbook written by Professor greenfield is used in only the first 3 lectures, costs about $50 or more and is out of print so you'll have a hard time finding it. The rest of the material are empirical articles she posts on CCLE. There are in class activities pretty much every time she plays a movie (which is often). There is a group presentation and participation is mandatory for discussion sections. The class is also graded on a straight curve.
Be smart, save your money and avoid this class.

The class is largely based on slides, readings, and textbooks. Having been in the field for a couple of decades, having written her own theory, and having taught all of those for supposedly at least a few years, it is SURPRISING to see that Professor Greenfield reads all of her scripts from her notes, instead of presenting them properly. Not to mention 90% of her notes are on the slides. It is extremely painful for me to sit through her class since most of the material is read DIRECTLY from slides, at the same time she has pop-up in class assignments so you can't miss classes if you want a good grade.

For a professor that reads six of her former students' emails telling the class how meaningful and good her class has been to them at the beginning of the quarter, she does NOT impress. At all.

Professor Greenfield was great! Her tests were easy. The grading of this class was based on a midterm, a final, and a short paper. The topic was very interesting. The entire class was based on the textbook. So if you read the textbook really well and go to lectures, you will get an A. The textbook has many pictures and it's super easy to read. Take this class, you will do well and enjoy her lectures.

Also, if anyone is interested to buy the textbook, I am selling it for $30.
It's pretty new and no highlighting and marks.
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