@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.

Professor Rawlings is amazing! His lectures are clear and entertaining which means that studying for tests outside of class involves only reviewing the information. Grading is very fair, and I learned a lot throughout the class about interesting topics. He does take attendance through a clicker, but this class quickly became my favorite to attend!

Rawlings is freakin awesome. He's hilarious and a genuinely good person. He makes a point to get to know everyone's name and fosters a great classroom environment. I took the class because of the MMS certificate. I really didn't expect to like it. However, I'm really glad I took it with because he made the content fun and useful. 10/10.

What a great guy! Easygoing, very funny and quirky, commands your attention. He genuinely cares about you. Lectures are clear, accessible and probably the most useful soc class at duke. He's new at duke, and I'm sure if he keeps teaching this class it's going to be one of the most popular mms classes. Absolutely necessary to take your core w/ him!

Taking Soc 145 this quarter with him and definitely the best professor I've ever had. To put it simple he gets it. He's very down to earth super intelligent and teaches so well. I would recommend for you to take a class w him. Everything you learn is useful and Interesting! easily a 1010 and I am PUMPED to continue to learn from him.

I wasn't excited to take an 8 AM class- I would gladly get up at 8 AM for these lectures. This professor is SO smart, witty, hilarious and down to earth. He explains things very clearly and the concepts are easy to understand but still so fascinating and engaging. He's great to all the students. Everyone should take his class!

An absolutely phenomenal professor! I had minimal interest coming into the class, but he was such an amazing lecturer that I looked forward to coming to class. He captivates his audience really well and his lectures are both informative and easy to follow along to. Make sure you get good notes and do the readings so that you do well in his class