SOCIOL 182
Political Sociology
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Contributions of sociology to study of politics, including analysis of political aspects of social systems, social context of action, and social bases of power. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Winter 2020 - Had an asynchronous class with him, absolutely horrible. He was so monotone and made it as difficult as possible to follow the lectures. His lack of enthusiasm has drained already a very draining academic year. He grades on a curve and he does not give any indication of how you did on exams. (I got D on midterm because I "misinterpreted" one of the prompts"). I do not recommend at all.
Winter 2020 - Had an asynchronous class with him, absolutely horrible. He was so monotone and made it as difficult as possible to follow the lectures. His lack of enthusiasm has drained already a very draining academic year. He grades on a curve and he does not give any indication of how you did on exams. (I got D on midterm because I "misinterpreted" one of the prompts"). I do not recommend at all.
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182 with Lal is rough if you're not interested in political sociology. Personally, the material was not interesting at all, and thus hard to get through. I definitely would NOT recommend taking this class if your a soc major trying to fill one of the core requirements. but if you have to bite the bullet, it could be worse, i dont know how, but it could.
182 with Lal is rough if you're not interested in political sociology. Personally, the material was not interesting at all, and thus hard to get through. I definitely would NOT recommend taking this class if your a soc major trying to fill one of the core requirements. but if you have to bite the bullet, it could be worse, i dont know how, but it could.
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I took this class Winter 2002. It's a very interesting class, and Professor Roy organizes it well (in terms of lectures). First off, this is a writing class. Grades are dependent on papers and how well you do on them. There is also involvement with reading (4 books), but it compliments the lectures really well. I learned from both the reading and the lectures. But reading the first book (about journalism) in entirety was useless. Mainly because the issue was glazed over fairly quickly. If there is one thing I would criticize it would be that the reading, although moderate, is at times unnecessary. But Prof. Roy engages his students in class: asks them questions, asks their opinions, etc. This is a tactic that shows a professor is interested in his class, and not just in himself and his own lecture. Professor Roy also has a TA named Kathy Lee, who is excellent and provides great discussions. She is both knowledgable and approachable. I recommend this class/professor--mainly because it is a fair class and for Roy, who teaches with simplicity, bet never at the expense of intellect.
I took this class Winter 2002. It's a very interesting class, and Professor Roy organizes it well (in terms of lectures). First off, this is a writing class. Grades are dependent on papers and how well you do on them. There is also involvement with reading (4 books), but it compliments the lectures really well. I learned from both the reading and the lectures. But reading the first book (about journalism) in entirety was useless. Mainly because the issue was glazed over fairly quickly. If there is one thing I would criticize it would be that the reading, although moderate, is at times unnecessary. But Prof. Roy engages his students in class: asks them questions, asks their opinions, etc. This is a tactic that shows a professor is interested in his class, and not just in himself and his own lecture. Professor Roy also has a TA named Kathy Lee, who is excellent and provides great discussions. She is both knowledgable and approachable. I recommend this class/professor--mainly because it is a fair class and for Roy, who teaches with simplicity, bet never at the expense of intellect.
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Fall 2017 - Professor Walker is a great professor. Very knowledgable guy that knows how to relate lectures to current events. I would definitely take him again. You will need an i-Clicker 2 for this class. He asks at least one clicker question during every lecture. This will count as 10% of your grade. There are a lot of readings for this class, but they are interesting. You will have 2-3 different articles to read every week. I had Nada as my TA; She was very helpful, but you'll have a better understanding of the material if you read the articles before discussion. Given that some of the articles were long, I didn't always read the entire articles, but did skim reading to get a general understanding of the article. You will have to write discussion papers (1-2 pages) for 6 weeks of the quarter (you choose which weeks). These aren't difficult, you just need to show them that you're understanding the readings; these count for 6% of your grade. Discussion attendance counts for 4% of the grade. Midterm Exam is 25% of your grade. You will need a blue book for both the midterm and the final. Both the midterm and final include multiple choice questions, fill in the blanks, short answer responses, and long answer essays. He gives a study guide for both the midterm and the final. As long as you have a general understanding of the articles and took good notes during lecture, you should be able to easily fill in the study guide. The Final Exam is 35% of your grade; given that it is cumulative, it is a little bit longer than the midterm. You will also have a Media Analysis Paper due around the 7th week of the quarter. This will count for 20% of your grade. He will give you a list of articles to choose from and you will have to write a 4-5 page paper relating the class material to the article. This may sound like a lot, but this was the class I enjoyed the most this quarter.
Fall 2017 - Professor Walker is a great professor. Very knowledgable guy that knows how to relate lectures to current events. I would definitely take him again. You will need an i-Clicker 2 for this class. He asks at least one clicker question during every lecture. This will count as 10% of your grade. There are a lot of readings for this class, but they are interesting. You will have 2-3 different articles to read every week. I had Nada as my TA; She was very helpful, but you'll have a better understanding of the material if you read the articles before discussion. Given that some of the articles were long, I didn't always read the entire articles, but did skim reading to get a general understanding of the article. You will have to write discussion papers (1-2 pages) for 6 weeks of the quarter (you choose which weeks). These aren't difficult, you just need to show them that you're understanding the readings; these count for 6% of your grade. Discussion attendance counts for 4% of the grade. Midterm Exam is 25% of your grade. You will need a blue book for both the midterm and the final. Both the midterm and final include multiple choice questions, fill in the blanks, short answer responses, and long answer essays. He gives a study guide for both the midterm and the final. As long as you have a general understanding of the articles and took good notes during lecture, you should be able to easily fill in the study guide. The Final Exam is 35% of your grade; given that it is cumulative, it is a little bit longer than the midterm. You will also have a Media Analysis Paper due around the 7th week of the quarter. This will count for 20% of your grade. He will give you a list of articles to choose from and you will have to write a 4-5 page paper relating the class material to the article. This may sound like a lot, but this was the class I enjoyed the most this quarter.
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