Great class for anyone to take at UCSB. Lots of material to absorb, but the subject material is important to know and provides a lot of really good information. Graded based on three large exams throughout the quarter. Study guides are provided, but there's just a really large amount of information to cover in order to be prepared for them.

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.

Janice and John are good professor but it seemed like the graders for this course were very tough. There is a lot of information you need to absorb from the lecture notes and textbook. I didn't read the textbook which my grade reflects but I attended the study session which helped tremendously. Get together and do your own study group.

This class is incredibly interesting and fun if you're looking for an "easier" upper division course to take. Its made up of four midterms and a final with no homework and each midterm is pretty straightforward. If you listen to the lectures and read the textbook chapters (which are honestly fun to read) you can get an A pretty easily.

152A was a fun class and I learned a lot, however, the exams in this class are brutal. So much information is crammed into these tests, and we were given no clear indication as to what we would be tested on. The grading curve is very generous. My biggest advice: study groups, go to TA review sessions, and pay attention to readings.

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.

Class is like sex ed for 15 year olds. Very basic information, do not take if you have basic sex knowledge. I can see how it would be good for some people though. John and Janice are cute, but the lectures are painfully cheesy, and I think they are too old to teach this course now. John is always talking over Janice. Tests are easy if you can write

Only graded on 3 midterms and 1 final. They're fairly hard but if you study, READ and attend lecture you should be ok. He is rude about giving slides/notes when you miss class and don't care about the reason you missed class. The teachings also seem to be outdated especially when it comes to the LGBTQ+ community.

NOT a soc major, took this as an elective. Exams graded/curved very generously. I didn't read the textbook at all, only attended lectures + review sessions and managed to get an A without studying. The first couple weeks of the course are very bio-heavy but don't let that scare you off, it gets much easier + covers stuff you probably already know.

Professor Janice and John Baldwin worked together to teach Soc 152a. Lectures were dated, catered to a white, straight, conventional perspective. They seem to care, but the tests were a nightmare because the study guides weren't helpful and the material was so vast it was impossible to study and memorize everything that showed up on the tests.

Tests are based on randoms things from textbook reviews, go to every lecture cause its the weird stuff that they test you on. Exams are all short answer and are pretty hard but they have a curve that helps. I didn't read,, so i used textbook reviews from the TAs. Lectures were eh but its relatively easy for an upper div.

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.

lectures were interesting but the tests had little to do with what was taught in class. The tests are 5-6 essay questions and your hand will hurt by the end of the test. Study guides are 30 pages long and there are 3 midterms and a final. All tests were pretty hard and they grade extremely hard as well. Don't take if your'e looking for easy A or B

If you take good notes, go to review sessions and spend a decent amount of time studying for each midterm you'll do fine. The tests are pretty specific but the content is interesting and probably somewhat familiar. I do think some of the content should be updated, and it isn't a very sociology focused class, but interesting and I would recommend.

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

Literally the worst class I've taken in the SOC department. He really needs to stop teaching. I thought 142 would help me as a future teacher or parent, but all I've learned is random theories John has on socialization (with no evidence.) He writes on the chalkboard, draws diagrams, and the tests literally ask you to quote him from "Lecture 1 on.."

I really had so much fun in 152A, I thought the same level of engagement and exciting material would be in other Baldwin courses. Soc 142 is nothing like you would expect, the data he used is all so outdated, I thought it would be about kids but somehow its been about monkeys and cell assemblies. Three midterms on reading and random stuff

RIP y'all. This class did not feel like a sociology class at all. The tests are so freaking difficult. They give you such a little time to answer the test questions. Youre always rushing and there's a good chance you wont finish. They dont care tho. To top it off, the grade so harsh. There's no winning with them. && the lectures are so long. Boo!

They make you buy the most current edition of their own textbook. All lectures are asynchronous, and they are nice I guess, but the lectures are pretty boring and you might fall asleep. There's never enough time to get the information on the tests, and the TAs are not super helpful, overall this class is overrated. it was funny how outdated there.