Loved this class, probably one of the best ive taken at ucsb. janice and john are super sweet, and make class extremely interesting. midterms and final were not too bad, as long as you go to lecture, read the textbook and study, you will be just fine. open response and multiple choice. i ended up taking 152B after, since i liked them so much.

This is genuinely the worst class I've ever taken at UCSB. The Baldwins use incredibly old-fashioned, outdated info, and they force you to buy the newest edition of the textbook that they wrote. You NEED to buy it because half the midterm is pure recall on different passages within the textbook. Three midterms and a final. AVOID AT ALL COSTS.

Worst course I've taken at UCSB. Took it for UD credit. Tbh they put a really bad name to the Soc department -- no sources in their lectures, very clearly outdated data (even though they say it's from "3 years ago"), offensive content, very traditional/binary pov. Clearly they are just here for a check. Avoid at all costs :)

out of the baldwins, she is the better one, but this class is hard and the 3 midterms with a final is unnecessary. textbook is required and hard to find for free as a pdf or for cheap, plus the lectures are all over the place and def needed to even try and pass the class. don't take as a GE and for my other soc majors good luck.

Honestly, she is one of the worst professors I have ever taken. It honestly feels like she just yaps the whole time and both her and John's commentary is so traditional and out of pocket it gets to the point where it's controversial. Reading is 100% necessary since the lecture is just them yapping and they don't post slides/abbreviate everything.

DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. They require you to buy their (expensive) textbook and ramble in lecture and expect you to cover the bulk of material yourself by reading their book. They use offensive and outdated terms and are not inclusive. Had to study for this class more than any other. Lots of material, but very few test questions.

I really liked this class and I learned a lot. The tests are hard, so study well, go to review sessions, and form study groups with friends. Read the textbook and attend lectures! The content was really interesting, it's just a lot of information. There is a pretty decent curve though, so don't fret.

for SOC 152A: Incredibly hard class for upper div. credits. only graded on 3 midterms and cumulative final that are written response. Tons of reading, and get ready to study for each midterm. Very interesting material, but I found it hard to hear her in a big lecture hall. Would recommend avoiding this class at all costs.

really interesting & the Baldwins are great but there is A LOT OF READING AND THE TEST SUCK. do not take this class as an elective because it's a lot of work just for an elective, you can find an easier course for 4 units. The study guides are 14+ pages and you only get tested on about 7 concepts.a lot of memorization for nothing. please don't take

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.

Janice and John are very interesting professors. The material in the class was very engaging, though they do not really include the textbook readings. The midterms and finals are fairly hard, but as long as you read the assigned pages you will be fine. But you def have to read ALL the chapters + boxes in textbook.

Taught by a couple which is pretty hot. Mega informative. So much information. Not easy though. I think the grade gods were on my side for this one.