SOC 2052

A very interesting class that looks deeper into families and relationships. Good lecture material and data. Well-organized. Pretty easy class. Two papers and a final.

interesting class
lectures were boring at times but overall okay
two 5-7 page papers and a TAKE HOME final...
not bad

This class is very easy. I went to most of the lectures but didn't really pay attention. I never did any of the readings either. The papers are mostly common sense and can be written without much knowledge in sociology. Grade really depends on the TA.

A solid Sociology class. Interesting but not life changing. You don't need to read to get through the semester but it will come back to bite you on the final if you haven't read all semester. A little bit too much work than I would have liked to have for a soc class but still a relatively easy A. Matthew Morrison is a great TA

I felt like this class was a waste of my time. I would not recommend this class if you are not a sociology major because you just do a lot of pointless dense reading and then you're expected to memorize topics from all these readings for the final. The only reason people went to lecture was because there were iclicker quizzes almost every class, if it weren't for these there would be no reason to go because Pugh would just ramble on and not stay rooted to any central theme. Overall, I regret taking this class and had little interest throughout the semester. Oh and discussion was miserable.

This class has changed from the past and no longer has a take home final or two papers, but instead has a social action project that comprises 45% of the overall grade. The project itself is not that hard, but it has a lot of components that do end up being a decent amount of work. The project was graded fairly easy by my TA (Kara Dewhurst) but the scale was completely skewed, because every point that she took off equated to a percentage in the class.

Beyond just that project Professor Pugh is a boring lecturer and does not ever remain on one central topic. She just rambles about the readings, and goes on unnecessary tangents that add nothing to the class.

Lastly, there is only one test, which is the final, and she does not give good advice at all on how to prepare for it.

I disagree with the previous negative reviews. Professor Pugh is really passionate about the topics in lecture. This is evident, because she is an EXCELLENT lecturer. Sure she doesn't go straight into the meat of the lecture right away, but the statistics & facts that she talks about are to supplement the lecture. It is not a waste of time if you put in a little effort to get something from the class. However, some of the readings are dense and unnecessarily long. You don't have to read everything to do well on the iclickers. Like the previous reviews said, your grade is based on a project, iclicker questions, discussion, & the final. The final was honestly not bad. There was a lot of anxiety in preparation for it because it was the first true assessment administered to the class, but if you have a good sense of each major topic covered in lecture, you should be fine. With discussion, you get whatever you give- so participate and try to get something out of it.

This was probably my least favorite classes I have taken at UVA. As previous reviews have said Professor Pugh changed up her course for whatever reason. While I did go in looking for an easier course and because I had never taken a sociology course before, this class is not an easy class nor do I now have any interest in sociology. The final exam is difficult if you are not someone who is able to remember the main themes of 30 different readings throughout the semester and then also provide specific details that show examples of those themes. The final, as stated below, is the only assessment of this course other than the daily clicker questions from the readings which provide absolutely zero help with regards to preparation for the final.

The social action project which was 45% of our grade required us to spend a lot of time and the grading is very subjective. Each point taken off is equal to one percentage point in your final grade.

Finally, each lecture is boring and is hard to put into place with regards to the entire course in general. The readings are in no particular order along with the lectures, which makes understanding the material in general extremely difficult.

I would not recommend this course with Professor Pugh if you are looking for an easier course or just an interesting sociology course because it is neither of those.

This was a decently interesting class. Very low workload and no midterm. The only things your responsible for are readings (these were lengthy at times), an iClicker quiz on those readings, a social action project (completed mostly out of class with a group, they make it sound big but its completely manageable), and a cumulative final that focuses entirely on the readings. Really not bad. I put forth zero effort in this class and made it out with a B+.

i really do not understand the negative remarks about Prof. Pugh's class. I'm not majoring in anything sociology related but LOVED her class. Time went by so quickly. The final was straight forward if you looked at the previous exams and studied the iclicker questions, hence why 46% of the class gets an A/A-. The previous people below are just bitter about the fact that they didn't do well because they did not put any effort. She's a great lecturer. Do the readings, make a study guide for the final, get an A+. Take this course, you won't regret it.