If you do the reading, you should be fine. But there's a lot of it and it was so tedious most of the time. The least amount per week we had was about 50 pages. extra credit available. Lectures are even more boring, especially since it is not used at all for assignments or exams. you'll either love the class or hate it & for me it was the latter.

The material is interesting, just not the 200 pages per week and the additional 3 books that you have to read. The TAs are also tough graders on the already tough assignments. The directions for the assignments are not clear. The class is 3hrs & iclicker for attendance. I feel it was more the assignments and reading that made the class terrible.

He is a very good lecturer however, his material is quite uninteresting, nothing new from the norms of the school's SOC dept. His TAs' were tough graders on papers. Expect zero use of electronics from all classes now that my class violated his rules. He provides easy extra credit to make up for missing points.

some stuff is interesting, but lectures are really long and boring (3 hours) uses iclicker at the beginning and end of class. one of his quizzes was very ambiguous but he didnt give us the points even after acknowledging the questions were of that nature. read the reviews and wanted to give it a try but it wasn't worth it to me. tons of reading!

You only meet 10 times. Not a bad class overall. I learned a lot about the true nature of many global inequalities. He says it's impossible to reach him by e-mail. About 5 short papers (under 4 pgs) including the last paper (6-8 pgs). Pop quiz generally every time there is nothing due but there are exceptions to this rule. Lots of xtra credit B+

Easy to listen to. Doesn't make the three hours drag by like some professors would. He loves to put his own pictures on the slides as well as write in spanish sometimes. Not a hard class but must read, no tests just papers

Truly one of the best and inspiring professors I have ever had. A true activist and very helpful if you go and talk to him during office hours. A bit awkward at first but he is just shy, I think. Attendance is mandatory and the readings are interesting. I loved that there were no exams. Take him before you graduate!

Highly recommend. 3 hour lecture once a week (no section!). Class is actually taught by the professor. Attendance is mandatory but class is pretty interesting most of the time. Cool with taking notes on lap top. 4 pop quizzes on weekly readings. Only other work is 4 essays (just 4 pages pretty standard). Pretty easy class overall! Great professor:)

Love this professor. He is so smart!!!! and you will learn alot in his class. Keep up with the work and you will get an A=)

I looked at the reviews and said NO WAY IM NOT TAKING THIS CLASS but I'm so darn glad I did! He's an AMAZING professor who knows what he's talking about. There are 3 briefs,5 pop quizzes and 1 research paper. EASY. I'm not a good writer. Steven and Pat are awesome TA's! take this class you won't regret it. Most likely will get an A. ps:extracredit

Attendance is extremely important not only because he takes roll but because there are random quizzes. The reading is excessive and there are 4 three page briefs due. If you just keep up with the readings and turn in decent papers, you will definitely get an A in this class. Not impossible. Take it but keep up.

Lecture slides are riddled with typos, readings are dry and he makes sure to assign quizzes the day papers and other assignments are due, and he tells the class not to use phones while he texts during movies. The way he speaks is convoluted and pseudo-intellectual.

I LOVED this professor. His slides are extremely detailed and exhausting to look at...but the subject matter makes it worth it! He is a true activist and made me want to become one as well. Lots of reading but I actually was sad when I didn't have time to read it because it was so interesting! Show up, do quizzes,and put thought into the papers!

4 thick novels & a 300 page reader. readings were all necessary bc there are (5) random quizzes. 4 papers. isn't really available; can't email him because he's too busy. TAs expect so much in the essays but it's impossible bc of the page limits. grading is way harsher than it needs to be. this was my last class for my degree & it was my worst one

points are docked if you miss class. aside from the 2 sign-in sheets, he took roll out loud in a huge class and we got out late. doesn't sound like a big deal but it is when it's a 3hr class & you're still in class waiting for your name to be called at 8:10pm. hard grader. confusing slides in all caps w/ lots of typos. kind of confusing lectures

OBSESSED w/ attendance. 2 sign in sheets & sometimes ALSO took roll out loud. 3 hr class & we never get out on time. expects us to already know a lot of the material. he & the TAs grade harshly. had to turn in a paper before he even taught us the relevant info bc he included too many topics in the course. 5 quizzes, 4 papers, no exams.

He has a serious problem with attendance and was so paranoid with it that I got scared at times. Felt he wasn't for his students but was always trying to find a way to make us lose points (said quiz will be in the beg. of class and bc a lot of students left, gave a OPEN BOOK quiz at the end) I mean who does that? Had high hopes for this class :(

If you want an armchair professor take someone else Dr. Robinson is an activist and any true Sociologist can appriaciate that. He truly changed my life.

AMAZING! such a passionate professor. made me want to get involved with activism on such a higher level! i would take any class he offered at UCSB.

He is the best professor at UCSB no make that EVER- he is very intelligent and passionate, I wish their were more professors like him!!!

I wish I could take another class with him before a graduate but it doesn't look like I will be able to. He is one of the gems at UCSB. He teaches because he wants students to keep the information for life and use it everyday rather than giving students random useless work. He is WONDERFUL!

Go to lectures and do the reading and you will get a good grade and learn something vastly different than ever before. He is a life changing professor, I wish I had taken a class with him earlier. He is very helpful and clarifies until everyone in the class understands. 1 to 2 pg paper every week, random short quizzes only a question or 2.

Take him you won't regret it!!!

GREAT GREAT GREAT. This professor is so helpful, he is always there for his students. There are random pop quizzes and there is a paper due every week. However the quiz is a piece of cake and the papers are graded very fairly. As long as you get the key ideas across you are golden. I wish I could take him again but he is not teaching right now.