ITs a really interesting class.. but there wasn't much help offered. The test were also extremely hard.

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awesome married/team teachers. the baldwins are wonderful professors for a very interesting course.

Hopefully a lot of the stuff in this class is old news to most people, but there's a lot of interesting stuff in it and new takes on things. If you've ever got space in your schedule or are a math/science/engr major and need Social Sci classes, take it!

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Great teachers, great couple...taught me very useful information. take this class!!!

This class is worth taking. I learned a lot from them. Lectures are interesting, and the subject matter can be applied to every day life. As long as you keep up with all the reading and memorize some terms you'll be fine!

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Not an easy GE. Graded on 2 midterms and a final. Tests are all short answer, based on his very disorganized lectures and an outdated textbook that has little to do with the lecture material. His grading scale only allows 30% of students to get full credit on each question.

The first day of class, I thought this was going to a be a super light course. It turns out that it is likely the hardest GE that I've taken at UCSB. Your grade is entirely dependent on the tests, and don't count on the tests being easy. If you want a class to just cruise by with, do not take this class.

Worst professor paired with the worst class I've taken at UCSB. Lecture is so scatterbrained, expressed on the whiteboard by his chicken scratch scribbles that are literally unreadable. Outdated material, outdated classroom culture, outdated professor. Do yourself a gigantic favor and avoid both Baldwins

John's teaching is experienced but disorganized, with lectures hard to follow due to rambling, stock photo slides, and illegible notes. Grading relies solely on two tests (25% each) and a final, emphasizing rote memorization over comprehension. Interesting material, but overall hard to stay engaged with due to the way the class is taught.

One of my favorite courses I've taken in the Sociology department so far. Very interesting lecture material and engaging reading content as well. Graded based on three big exams throughout the quarter, but Professor Baldwin is clear about what to know for the exams and provides study guides as well. Highly recommend this course.

Professor Baldwin is enthusiastic, but his lectures were kind of chaotic and dated. Some of his commentaries additionally felt odd. There was no homework outside of reading, but your grade relies on three midterms and a final. Fortunately, they all seemed to be graded lightly. It wasn't the worst class that I've taken but I wouldn't do it again.

The professor is well rounded and knows a lot about the subject. He only had 3 heavy quizzes (Midterm) and a final. The quizzes consisted of the readings and the lecture information. Attending the classes is important because the information that he gives out will be on the quizzes and the final. The final was commutative of the whole quarter.

If you take 152A submit the form to take 152B!!! Genuinely the best experience I've had at UCSB. Tests are hard but very curved. Essentially you read a chapter/articles before each class and then have a discussion with your peers. Exams are MC and there's one paper as well. In my experience, everyone in 152B is simply wonderful, highly recommend!!

This is one of the kindest professors I have met on the campus. If you have taken AP Psychology, youll find materials familiar(but not exact same). His lectures are interesting, but if you want an easy A, better not take any of his classes. Exams are derived from readings and lectures. Catch the key terms, youll be good.

You won't get good grades unless you attend every lecture and write every single random thing John says down. The curves help because we all did so bad on the midterm and final, but it never feels good walking out of a test thinking you guessed on everything. You won't learn anything either, just random outdated theories about socialization.

Overall, this course is pretty easy if you keep up with the assigned readings. This is a 0 homework/extra credit class! :) However, you'll need to read the material to pass! ALL of the exam questions are pulled from the reading questions at the end of each chapter, so use those answers as a study guide! His lectures are insightful & entertaining.

Doesnt matter how hard you try or how much you try to memorize. The final exam was the hardest test Ive ever taken. 12 short answers (you pick 10)and half of them were asking you to quote johns examples from lectures or the most unimportant information from the course. You will learn absolutely nothing!!

He is very passionate and eccentric about what he teaches. Lectures can be chaotic, yet I enjoyed the lecture material. Beware of midterms & finals, he makes you study everything and asks pretty specific questions. Doesn't take attendance, but you need the lecture notes for the midterms, since he doesn't upload or record his lectures.

I took SOC 142 Socialization last winter with Baldwin and loved the class, I got a A- . I just took the final for SOC15A & no idea how I did in this class.I went to all of the study review sessions the TAs did, first two were extremely helpful. It feels like the TAs grade hard af for no reason, material is simple but the questions are very specific