I don't know why everyone gave such a high rating for this class. I personally think the workload for this class is not light. We have 3-4 short lectures, about 50+ pages of reading, 2-3 reading quizzes, 2 discussion posts, and sometimes an essay homework EACH WEEK. This is a lot. Also, the reading quizzed are timed to be 5 mins, so even if she says "open book quizzes", there is absolutely no time for you to search through the book. The exams are also somewhat hard. Also, if you are someone that is a little socially awkward, this class has many group discussions and group homework that makes you super awkward. Anyways, the professor is clear in her lectures, but I just don't like this class overall.

This class is great... for some people. This class wasn't terribly hard, but I always did poorly on the tests because I just could not get myself to study for more than an hour or so for this test. I'm a math major and I found it interesting going over the material once, but after that I just found it pointless. It's a decent amount of reading every week and some of the readings are draining. I have friends who love the class and it was an easy A, and others like me that just found out that this class wasn't made for them. I don't recommend this class if you are very math/science oriented.

I loved Professor Collett! She made lecture so fun with her little anecdotes, and this helped me remember concepts better, as I could try relating new, difficult concepts to occurrences in my life! I didn't really know much about sociology before taking this class, but this class has opened up my eyes to several inequalities and injustices that happen in our society, that I never realized or thought about. It was overall very informative and made me interested to take even more sociology courses. I know you won't regret taking her class!

The professor really made this class interesting. She talked about certain topics that I personally was interested in. To keep the class engaged, sometimes she'll show videos. She has clicker questions so you do have to go to lecture. They're based off all the assigned readings for the week so you do have to do the reading. They are a little bit difficult so make sure to read the questions carefully. Section attendance is mandatory but my TA (Angela) was honestly super helpful so it was worth it to go. She made sure we understand all the concepts pretty well and that were we able to draw connections. This class has two midterms and a final. They're a mix of multiple choice, short answer, and an essay question. The multiple choice are kind of like the clicker questions. Mainly make sure you know the readings and are able to draw connections to the concepts talked about in class. The textbook is required in the class but if you don't want to buy it, it's on reserve in Powell. She does seem kind of unapproachable but if anything you could talk to your TA.
Basically you do have to put some effort in this class. You do have to do the readings, but most of them are interesting so it shouldn't be too bad.

I thoroughly enjoyed this class as Professor Collett has structured the course in a way that is truly conducive to learning. Since I took this class over the summer A session, my experience may different than if it was over during the academic year, but Professor Collett held weekly kick-off videos and was extremely helpful in guiding us in what we need to prepare for in those zooms as well as her office hours.
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There is a lot of reading in this class which I probably would have struggled more with during an academic year quarter with other classes, but I was able to manage all the readings during the week (~9 readings) during the 6 week summer course. I definitely would not recommend taking this class with another reading-heavy course alongside this one.
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The quizzes are pretty straightforward, and the midterm and final are also pretty straightforward if you thoroughly engaged in the readings and the lectures. I was able to get a 101% on the midterm and a 92% on the final. What's nice is that she will drop questions if more than 50% of the class gets it wrong.
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Overall I would recommend this class, I wasn't particularly interested in the sociology before this class, but I definitely am more interested in it now.
And even though the requirement to get an A+ is >99.5%, I think it's very doable, and certainly very doable to get an A in this class.

Sociology was my first GE taken here at UCLA. The overall class was more difficult than it needed to be. Professor Collett assigns readings and lectures then proceeds to test on the weekly content with the quizzes. The quizzes felt a little obscure and sometimes did not reflect the content that was provided to us. The midterm was somewhat of a disaster, and did not reflect the surface level content that was reviewed in class. The overall class was considered by my peers and I as one of the more harder GEs at UCLA. The content is very interesting and makes you think about how social interactions work, however, the class itself does not promote this "interesting" nature.

Professor Collet is an engaging professor and I highly recommend this class with her. There are readings and quizzes each week, so reading is necessary in order to do well on the quizzes. Her lectures cover very interesting topics and she is very knowledgeable about the subject. My TA was also extremely kind and engaging, and section discussions were well structured.

Pros:
- Interesting content, easy to understand
- Class is very well-organized
- Pre-recorded lecture videos, can watch on your own time
- Lecture videos are edited to be clear and easy to follow. NOT like other classes, where it's just a boring slideshow and the professor droning on about one subject for like 5 hours
- Ample opportunities for extra credit
- Professor Collett is an awesome lecturer!

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Cons:
- You will have to take good notes for the lectures and readings. Trust me.
- This class will keep you busy, expect to spend at least 3-4 days out of the week watching lectures, doing readings and homework, and posting on the discussion forum.
- Participation counts in discussion sections, so you have to speak up.

Professor Collett made the transition to distanced learning amazing! All of her lectures were pre-recorded and it felt like I learned more about the world with every single one. There were readings due for each "class" that aligned with our lectures, and we had quizzes for each chapter/ section of our learning (these were not worth many points and were mostly for us to prove we were watching lectures). We had a mini exam and a postponed midterm due to the 2020 Election, which I very much appreciated, as well as a Final exam. All were fairly simple and had a large window of time to complete. If you watched all of the lectures and at least skimmed through the readings, you were bound to get an A in this class. I would definitely recommend taking it with Collett.

If you're looking to take this as a GE, don't. There are easier GEs out there. I took this as a major prep course so I didn't mind the workload as much, but those who took it as a GE were disappointed when it turned out to be much harder than they expected.
With that said, if you want to take this class because you're majoring in sociology, then Professor Collett is the one to take! I developed such a great understanding about the field of sociology because of the way that she taught and explained the topics.
If you take this class, make sure to show up to her weekly Sunday Q&As!! Barely anyone went but I showed up as often as possible and these sessions really helped me solidify my learning. I think that these Q&As are the reason I did so well in the class. Because not many people showed up to them, the small group of people that came regularly got to know the professor very well and it helped me feel more comfortable to ask questions and develop a sense of community during online learning.
Because it's asynchronous and flipped, you need to be a little disciplined in getting things done early. I'm a big procrastinator so I often found myself doing the entire week's worth of stuff on Wednesday night, working right up to the midnight deadline.
I found the lectures very engaging, and because they were recorded, we had the added benefit of being able to pause them and replay certain parts to really get a better understanding. Get ready for a lot of reading! The reading is super interesting so sometimes I lost track of how much it really was, but it was a lot. There were also weekly timed quizzes that were not worth much but they made sure that you watched the lectures and read all the material.
One con was that the tests were a little too difficult. The tests consisted of 1/3 multiple choice, 1/3 short answer, and 1/3 essay. They were timed to be pretty short because she wanted to avoid any cheating, but because of this many of us struggled to finish them in time.
Finally, I didn't personally experience this, but I heard from some other people that she wasn't very accommodating when students had emergencies come up that conflicted with the class. If you know that you have a busy life where lots of things tend to come up, this might be something to think about.