Dr. Tober is absolutely the best! I transferred in as a SOC major and was hating the profs in the department. She turned things around for me. She's passionate about the field and her research. Attendance is taken every week, 1 fairly easy online reading quiz per week, and final is a research project which includes every other week assignments.

Dr. Tober is the best SOC professor I've had here at UCSB! Her lectures are awesome, so much so, that class time flies by. She's got a sarcastic sense of humor, which I loved. She does takes weekly attendance, one reading quiz per week which are pretty easy. Readings are manageable, 2 short papers, a book review, & take-home final. She's the BEST!

Dr. Tober is an amazing professor and you can tell she is passionate about her teachings through her lectures. Always making jokes at the expense of her kids, keeps it light and breezy during class but takes attendance everyday. Two easy papers, one book review, and take-home final, TA grades everything. Would definitely take again!

Hands down one of the best professors I've has at UCSB. Bridges made class fun to go to, was funny, and his passion for the subject at hand really shines through. Attendance is mandatory but there are no in class tests, only online reading quizzes and a few papers rather than a midterm and final. Highly recommend taking a class from him!

she is the best! class was not difficult at all. Theres two short papers (3-5 pages), one book review(midterm), and the final was a 3-5 page paper. She checks attendance. Also, there are online quizzes on reading but not difficult to pass them! Highly recommend her!

Most definitely the best professor I've had at UCSB... he is hilarious and his lectures are extremely engaging (aka you won't ever fall asleep) You sign in each class so attendance is important. There are no in-class tests, but you write 3-4 papers + weekly online reading quizzes. You gotta put in the work, but the info you gain will stick with you

I really liked his Men & Masculinity class! There were a lot of writing assignments but they aren't too bad and actually kind of enjoyable if you're into the topic.

I really loved this course and wasnt planning on it. Dr. Bridgess lectures are important and help you do better on papers and assignments. But theyre also really inspiring. He seems to genuinely care about the students. This was easily one of my best courses in college. Smart guy.