Fantastic lectures! The best intro to sociology ever! If you can somehow take this course with Prof. Rawlings, you should!

@ Duke. From reviews below, if people's metric for who a good professor is, is how easy is to get an A and not how they teach, they go to the wrong school. Rawlings is so intelligent and kind. He's incredibly well read and shows so much interest in wanting everyone to suceed. The point of this class is to learn and he makes sure you do that.

@ Duke. To be honest, went into this class with a mindset of an "easy A" that I feel that was mirrored in many other students. Dr. Rawlings really makes the student understand that no course is an easy course, and I feel that even if I might not receive the grade I wanted, I have learned more from this class than any of my classes I took this sem.

@ Duke! One of the finest professors at Duke. He's funny, will do impressions, learn everyone's name. A lot of people were sad after the election and he let us go early. People complain below about 'trick questions' but he gives you space to explain and TAs will usually grade you up if your logic is sound. FLUNCH him!

there was a disconnect between material covered in class and the exams, as well as between the professor and the TA's when they graded the exams. He is a good lecturer, but students felt quite frustrated with the exams he said there wouldn't be trick questions but there were always questions everybody felt more than one answer could be correct.

Professor Rawlings is so cool and I always look forward to his lectures. the class is very manageable and it is actually interesting! I hope to take a class with him in the future!

@Duke now! Rawlings is a wonderful professor. Really loved the lectures and the class structure

Rawlings is a true 5 star professor. Engaging lectures, good structure of the course, and I thought the material was pretty interesting. This guy is a superstar prof imo and I'd love to take another course he teaches in the future. I also highly recommend Soc110 because it's not super difficult, just show up to class and you'll be in great shape.

Very fun, smart and surprisingly kind of a bro. Very Californian, if you know what I mean. He gets along well with all his students and has a fun rapport with the TA. He likes to talk about himself (and he is pretty interesting so it's not an issue!) so ask him personal questions as a cheat code to get him to like you.

Even in a class of over 100 students, he tries to know everyone's names. Really cares about the material, and makes sure students understand the stuff being taught while not giving too much pressure. Genuinely enjoyable lecturer. When he finished teaching the entire curriculum, he played music and danced to it. Great dancer too LOL

@Duke now! Easily the BEST, most INSPIRING professor I have ever had! Rawlings is absolutely amazing, and it is a blessing to take this class! You WANT to attend lectures because they are fascinating, hilarious, and magical! He is the nicest person you'll meet and accessible out of class. Rawlings changed my life in Soc, and he'll change yours too!

Light workload and interesting lectures. You don't have to read the readings for lectures but only for discussions, but you can still participate without reading all. There is only 1 midterm, 1 short paper, and 1 final, which are all very manageable. Strongly recommend.