I did not take this course but I know my TA from last semester in another class is TA'ing spring semester and you DO NOT want to take her. Her name is Yen-Yu Lin and she is awful.

I really liked this class and it is a good introduction to sociology that goes over the important aspects of sociology (gender, race, class). I think it might be easier if you have already taken other soc classes but overall it is a worthwhile course!

This class was pretty interesting! We talked about social institutions like gender, race, class, etc. She sometimes tends to get a bit jargon-y, and the seminar style is pretty fast paced and kind of stressful because a large part of your grade is participation, but she has to think that what you're saying is pretty insightful. I suggest trying to put out 2 points per class that are insightful and you'll probably get an A. There's a lot of reading but you can kind of skim some of it. Overall, it was a pretty interesting class, and she's pretty clearly about what she expects for an A. One annoying thing she did was make the cut off for an A- be a 91 instead of a 90 for no reason other than she heard that if you make it 90 students will annoy her about bumping up an 89...