I have taken all 3 of Baldwin's classes offered at UCSB and he is one of my favorites! He has the most passion of every teacher I have met and is so excited to help students and teach. He makes you feel excited about the material as well and his enthusiasm is contagious. The tests are comprehensive but as long as you read thoroughly, you're good!

Very popular, but I don't know why. Teaches like the students are 12, does nto seem to have updated the lectures for 20 years, a bit cheesy. The sex class is not for those of us who are older, it would be a great class for freshman Tests are hard, the format is not short answers but the questions are not straight forward, do the reading

the professors are very nice, but the class was harder than it should be. the reviews were pointless, and the TAs were not very approachable. study EVERYTHING about aids for this class.

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.

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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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

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.

Took them for 152A and 152B. Great teachers. Always fun and informative.

I could not cope with this class...It's like taking a High School Sex Ed course all over again. This class seems to cover more on Biology and Anatomy than Sociology. I don't understand why this class is held in such a high perspective.

great class - try hard to get in.

Great class. Wasn't an easy A but I really enjoyed the class.

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Best class I've ever taken!

Amazing!

Tests are easy if you have memorized literally every piece of info he tought in lecture and wrighting. don't waste time wrigting paragraphs bullet points will do.

He is an amazing teacher and all of his classes are equally amazing. He requires a lot of studying and a lot of learning, so if you are lazy, do not take him. If you want to learn, he is the best teacher you will ever have.

Best professor I've had at UCSB! If you don't take a class with him, you will really miss out. The classes might not be easy but he'll be glad to help you if you go to his office hours. Trust me, you will never fall asleep in his class!

Very interesting course and I liked John a lot. The tests were tough and you really have to do the reading, but its worth it.

Great teacher and an amazing speaker(you can count his mistakes on one hand). However, he requires us to memorize little inane details from past lectures that really aren't important. However, overall my experience with him was beneficial and you should take his class if your soc. major.