Because they teach as a couple, the Baldwin's are fun and bounce lecture topics off each-other. However, their knowledge on things not related to sex that they still lecture on (like the Catholic church) is limited. Fun class, but do not take it if you do not want to be fed liberal propaganda.

Awesome class. Just read the book and attend lectures most of the time and you get an easy A. Tests are based off lecture/reading and are pretty easy if you listened or read. They are great speakers and make the class very entertaining

Definitely a fun class. The professors are hilarious. It is kind of a lot of reading but it's interesting material, and the lectures are pretty interesting. Tests are hard if you don't study, but if you take good notes and read you'll be fine.

This class was waaay harder than the comments made it oi though it was going to be. For the tests you need to know EVERY little bit of information from the lectures and everything from the textbook chapters. This class requires soooooo much time and studying doesn't even guarantee a good grade because they will randomly put things on the test.

Both their voices are horribly monotone and got really annoying after awhile. The class felt like it was very pre packaged with not a lot of spontaneity, you can tell they do the EXACT same thing every quarter. Tests were harder than they should be, and you pretty much just have to study EVERYTHING. Reviews were worthless. TAs were jerks.

Good professor, really physical, he jumps around a lot and its funny. His tests are terrible and his graders have nothing to do with the students, they just grade ultra objectively and I am upset I wasted 10 weeks in this class.

1. Do not expect to take this as an easy elective class. 2. Tests are on book and lecture material about 40% book 60% lecture. 3. Study sessions offered are simply past students reading a freaking printed out outline that they don't just print for you and save you 3 hours of copying it down. 4. Take notes (esp. lists), test q's are pretty specific.

Very interesting and informative class. I recommend to all. It's a husband & wife teaching. THree midterms and a final. There are review sessions before each test..make sure you go. Pay attention in lecture and do your reading and it should be an easy A.

John is really nice and the class is great. attend all lectures and read the book. it is a lot but very interesting!

The class is not as easy as the comments are making it out to be. The TA's take their role too seriously and detract the attention from actually retaining information to matching their exact demands on the exam. TA's are aweful while the prof. are simply ok. Subject matter is interesting but lectures can be rather dull. Take at ur own risk.

Hands down, the worst teacher i have ever had.

Baldwin is an excellent teacher. He is easy to understand and follow and speaks very clear. As long as you go to his lecture which are interesting than you should do fine in the class. He is also very helpful. Don't hesitate to ask him something you don't know or understand.

I have taken 3 classes from John: Soc 152A, 142, and 185P. Read the book and go to all the lectures because the tests are very difficult!! He is a very animated lecturer which keeps the classes pretty interesting. I would definitely recommend him.

The class was a lot of work. Make sure to go to class because they will test on random things they only say in lecture. The TA reviews are extremely helpful, they tell you absolutely everything that could be on the test. Don't go to John or email him if you have any questions, he is rude and unhelpful. Janice is pretty nice and helpful though.

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I definitely did not expect this class to be as much work as it was. I wish I had never taken it! There is alot of stuff that you have to know and they only test you on a very small portion of it. There are like 4 tests and they are all short answer and they are graded really harshly. My advice: If you don't have to, don't take it.

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Unless you have your entire life to commit to this class, don't take it! Exams are terrible. Poorly written & graded harshly. He asks questions from topics he spent 30 seconds on in lecture. Book is bad too, but read it! Don't bother going to office hours for help, he treats you like you're wasting his time and will never give you a straight answer

i dont get the negative comments, the baldwins were awesome and so cute! this class requires a lot of attendance and reading, but its interesting and well worth it.

Need to read the book, and by read i mean extensively if you want a good grade. Details are needed on all the exams, and good luck on the final because it wasnt that easy. Professors are alright, they seem to really want to teach the subject and look out for the welfare of the student body. cool subject hard class.

Don't understand this prof's popularity. He taught class completely from his notes, no spontanaity. Any question from the students threw him because it took him away from his prepared material (prepared down to every "funny" comment like a overly rehearsed comic). Missed almost every appt. I made with him (honors contract)- just never there.

Do not understand why this class is so popular. The Baldwins are really kind of creepy and don't offer any new or interesting perspectives on sex. There's no point going to lecture because all the tests are based on the reading. It's like high school sex ed, except now you have 100+ people laughing when the word "****" is mentioned.

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cutest professors ever!! don't think that this class is going to be easy because it's about human sexuality. i never read but went to all the review sessions and managed to get by solely on those notes along with lecture notes. recommended class to everybody!!