do the homework and you will get an A

She knows her stuff and has done alot of research. However, she struggles with narrowing down her information to important points, so it can be rather boring while she tries to teach you everything. Though she is a good teacher, and the class is interesting, she can make it pretty boring.

Great, sweet, and easy professor to take. The topic is very interesting, though her lectures might get a little boring. Still, she makes it easy for you to get 100% on the final.

Great teacher, very interesting, informative, and easy to understand. If you do the homework an "A" is easy to achieve, but you will still learn a lot, she makes the information relevant and her tests are also easy but you still learn.

Sociology topics are really really interesting because it's about stuff that actually matters in the world. The movies that Professor Gordon shows are always interesting, but yeah, her lectures are a little dry. I think she'd be better with a smaller group of students...definitely a GPA booster class though.

This was an interesting class, yet her lectures were very very boring. The readings were interesting and not difficult to read. The midterm and final were extremely easy. This class is an easy A.

EASY A!!! This class is really easy (the midterm and final have so much CHOICE -- like answer 5 out of 10 and they consist of short answer, ID, and T/F). The topics aren't that bad (ie. imprisonment) although she can get a bit dry. I think the reason many hate her is because she is kind of a **** to the class although in the end it's not that bad.

She is by far the nicest professor that I have had at UCSB. She is overflowing with knowledge regarding prisons and prisoners. I don't know how anyone can say that she is boring especially if you are a sociology major! She is an awesome caring professor who is more concerned with informing her students than giving tests & assignments!

I don't know why everyone is so hard on her. She is extraordinarily nice, knows a ton about the subject, and wants to give everyone and A. Know the key concepts and reading concepts and you will do very well. Her lectures can be somewhat boring, but give her a freakin break, its and easy A!!! Definitely take this class.

Gordon is a really easy teacher and her midterm gives you a choice of which questions to answer. Her lectures are dry sometimes but they are helpful. Read the weekly readings and look at the key concepts and the class is really easy.

Gordon is overflowing with info on prisons and the prisoner! The material may be dry if you're not interested. The readings are required for weekly assignments, but they're not hard to read through. This is the ONLY reader I've actually read throughout my SB career. No midterm, I believe that final will be relatively easy.

Attendance is taken for each class, so you have to go. The homework assignments are ok, they aren't that difficult, but keep you updated with the material throughout the quarter. Not the most interesting class, and kind of boring. Not too hard, and the teacher is nice. Not a bad class, i suggest taking it.

I really liked this class. Prof Gordon has it so that on Tuesdays there is a lecture, and Thursdays there is a movie that goes along with the subject matter you just learned and read about. Answer the questions that go along with the reading each week and you'll understand the key concepts pretty clearly. My TA kind of sucked though.

readings are boring but watching a movie every week was pretty cool. easy A i'd say just know the reading concepts/ go to section

Sweet little woman. Lectures can be dry but you watch a video once a week so it makes up for it. All you need to learn are the reading concepts and reading questions which is provided by the TA. Your work is pretty much done for you, you just have to memorize/learn it.

She is so cool, easy if memorize all the key concept. do well on film exercises and exams,you will be fine.

One of the easiest & most interesting classes I've taken. The grade is based on a very easy weekly assignment, so it's really easy to get an A in the class. This quarter's theme was imprisonment so it was very interesting, not sure if the other themes she has taught are interesting though. There is just a reader & all the readings were easy.

This class is moderately interesting. The lectures definitely can be dry and put you to sleep but the movies we watched every week were interesting. The midterm and final are ridiculously easy. You just have to do a LOT of reading, but if you do, it is unlikely that you will not get an A.

Very boring lecture. If there was any doubt over whether I have an interest in sociology it has been answered: no. Professor Gordon is nice though.

This class was extremely easy but tests aren't multiple choice. Lecture is boring but do attend lecture on Thursdays for film exercises which are 30% of grade and for the midterm & final just study the weekly key concepts posted online and you will most likely get an A. Best T.A. is McDonald.

this is a super easy class if you just read skim the reader and go to section. you have to attend class on thursdays because there are film exercises that are turned in and graded

Seriously, everyone should take this class. She completely changed how I viewed the world. There's qite a lot of reading but they are interesting and relevant topics. She's pretty straightforward and challenging but not overly tough. Take this class!

This class is awesome. Anyone that criticizes it just doesn't understand it. It totally opened my eyes to social problems. I think Professor Gordon is awesome. She is super nice and knows a lot about the subject. If you actually pay attention in lecture you will learn a lot. Super easy even if you don't. Just know the key concepts posted each week

Gordon is a nice professor and I learned a lot with minimal stress—if you show up to class, do the reading, and study the weekly concepts posted on GauchoSpace before the tests, you will get an A. The readings were interesting and had real-world applications, which I liked. I definitely recommend.

Prof Gordon is definitely knowledgeable, which often leads to her lectures being full of dry facts. However, most of the material covered in class is very interesting. Everything you need to know to ace this class is in the reader and online readings, so read all of it! She is a very fair grader, quite generous actually. Great overall.

Super easy class & very interesting topics! Her lectures are a bit boring, but the section, reading questions, and *the key concepts* (posted after each unit) are very useful! I skimmed most of the reading, but got the answers to Q's at my section. As long as you can answer the reading questions and memorize the key concepts, you'll do great.

Easy A. I stopped doing the readings about half through the course but skimmed them before the final and read the summaries posted every week. The topics are pretty interesting too (if sometimes a bit depressing). Definitely recommend this class.

gordon is one of those teachers with a cute little personality that you start to notice in the middle of the course. the lectures were boring tho, and the readings sometimes too. but the class is easy and the topics are interesting

This class was great, I highly recommend it!. Gordon is a really good teacher, and though some lectures are dull, the material is easy to understand, and every week she pairs a video with the material so that it is easier to make connections. There are in class exercises once a week with each video but they are really easy points. An easy A class.

Seriously the best GE class to take. Professor Gordon has a good way of teaching the class. Hardly went to class expect on Thursdays and got an A- in the class.

Suuuper easy class. Going into final with 100% in the class. Must go to like every other class because their are mandatory writing assignments. I think your grade on those can vary based on how strict your ta is. Easy midterm. Section is mandatory and boring because it's basically a recap of what you did in class and the reading.

Easily one of the best GE courses. Ever. If you're a freshman you might not appreciate Prof Gordon because she assigns a lot of online reading that I found too long, but the reader has interesting stuff. Must go to class for the short film writing assignments, and pay attention because she actually talks about important things.

Easy class. Attendance is mandatory on the days where she shows a video in class because you have to do the video responses (a video was shown once a week). Her lectures were very dull and boring and so was the reading. Going to section and lecture was helpful. I didn't read anything after the midterm and still got an A.

If you show up to class and do the readings you should get an A tbh it was a pretty basic and easy class.... Gordon is just a boring lecturer

She's not the most exciting lecturer at times, but the information is thought provoking and so are the readings. The readings certainly are long but if you read them you are basically guaranteed an A. It is also nice she only requires a 30 dollar reader and not an overpriced textbook. Visit her during office hours, she's extremely helpful!

Lectures were sometimes boring depending on the subject you're into. The lecture slides were very basic and straight to the point, but the readings get into more detail! The readings were very interesting and essential to pass the class. On both the midterm and final, you have to identify quotes from readings and films! BUY THE READER.

She's a good professor and highly respected in her field. I really liked this class, but I know there were a lot of people who didn't. There is a lot of reading, so the reader is really essential but I thought the tests were really easy.

Great class, a lot of people say her lectures are boring I think its just her voice if you actually pay attention to what shes saying its pretty interesting. Show up to lecture on days she shows movies, do your readings for the midterm and final and you should easily get an A!

lectures not necessary and boring af. teaches things you NEED to know. easiest class ever.

Great professor with engaging lectures. Every week she presents a film relating to that week's lecture followed with a film exercise. This course is heavy on reading but most of the articles are very interesting. If you read all of the required material, you should get a good grade in the class.

The material was extremely interesting and eye opening. Lectures are pretty engaging. I stressed alot about the midterm and final because it's almost all writing, but turns out as long as you cover the main points, your short answer and essay are given full points. The film exercises were a little stressful because of time but are graded easily.

This class was very eye opening. She gets a bad rap because her class is very challenging, but it is defiantly worth it. Lots of reading and lectures can be dry, but the movies were all interesting and informative. The midterm and final were lengthy, but if you study the reading questions throughly then it is doable.

The content was interesting but the reading material was really dry. Overall concepts were easy to understand but it was difficult to know what to study for the final.

Professor Gordon is a really great professor. She obviously knows what she is talking about and I learn a lot from her lectures. This class isn't for those that want an easy A though. You need to show up for the lectures and films to pass. You have to do the readings and put in the time. 1 midterm and 1 final, graded worksheets with the movies.

Gordon is great, the lectures were interesting and covered real world problems. There is one movie and one lecture a week. The lectures are full of info so be prepared to take notes. The movies are absolutely awesome and get better as the class progresses. Midterm wasn't too hard, and my section was great but nonetheless be prepared to read a lot.

Material is interesting if you actually pay attention. Everything is taught in Lecture, no slides on Gaucho space. You HAVE to go to lectures or you miss films and slides, which are a big majority of whats on the exams. The readings can be really boring, my advice just remember the titles and authors. Quizlet will be your bestfriend.

Lectures basically summarize the main ideas from reading assignments. Lecture slides are not posted but every week's key concepts are. No textbook, but homework is long posted readings with guided reading questions. Tests are memorization-heavy, but very straightforward. Two classes per week (1 lecture, 1 movie).

this class was soooooooo easy. if you attend class and do the readings you should get an A. I highly recommend taking gordon if you are going to take soc1.

This class is really straight forward and is a great introduction to sociology. The readings aren't too long and are interesting for the most part. Plus every week you watch a movie. If you show up to lecture and do the readings, there's no reason you shouldn't get an A. Gordon also posts key concepts every week which act like a study guide

She's a little boring but the content she teaches isn't. I highly recommend this class, it's an easy A and you always leave with cool facts. Probably the easiest soc. class and there's no textbook, hw, or papers. You should attend lecture so you don't have to read as much and Thursdays she shows cool documentaries. TAKE THIS CLASS.

Loved her! Her slides correlated with her lecture and she seemed to enjoy her time. She prepares you well for the midterm and final.

SOC 1 was a very interesting class and the material is eye opening. Her lectures are boring at times. Test is based on lectures, movies, and reading homework. Lots of reading and writing and attendance matters. Overall a good choice.

Not a tough grader, briefs are easy, she posts a prompt each week based on that weeks readings so you can choose which weekly prompt you want to write about. Assignments: 5 Briefs worth 10% each (50% total) 1-2 pages double spaced, based on assigned articles Final Paper Proposal 10% Final Research Paper 35% Participation 5%

So much reading that is necessary for the midterm/final, so don't fall behind on it. It was fun to watch movies on Thursday. Not a hard class material wise at all, but you definitely need to study, and start studying early because the midterm/final have many parts to it.

Gordon goes over a lot of the broad content in the readings in the lecture, so it is helpful to go to lecture. Reading is important, but you can get away with skimming. She sends out key concepts with definitions and ideas which is super helpful. All in all a good class, go to section and pay attention, and don't fall behind on reading, bc its alot

Remember to go to the lecture for film questions. Films can be a little hard sometimes for non-native students. A wide range of great topics she chooses to talk about. Very critical perspectives. Heavy readings and heavy memorization for tests. I did not read most readings, but you will have to know the key concepts and read over her summarization*

The way professor Gordon addresses sociology topics was clear and concise. She refers back to homework reading in the lecture so as long as you do ALL of the reading, this class is a piece of cake.

Lectures got boring sometimes, but the material was very interesting. Professor Gordon taught material that was relevant which helped students understand it better. Just do your work and you'll pass. The final and midterm required a lot of writing though.

Professor Gordon and this class are what made me want to double major in sociology. Her lectures were super clear and easy to understand while still being interesting and prompting discussion. Some of the readings were super dense but not completely necessary. I really loved this class and I think its a good class for first-years.

Professor Gordon makes lectures really clear. There were a lot of weekly readings, but they are not really necessary. There are weekly quizzes on Thursdays but are based on movies and very easy. Both the midterm and final were free response with an essay question. The class can be boring at times, but I would definitely recommend it.

A lot of reading, but it is pretty interesting. Gordon is ok, a little dull but not bad. Very political. Tests are long and a bit of a pain but the quizzes are easy.

I entered SOC 1 very confused because her lectures are sometimes all over the place. The readings really help so make sure to go over the reading questions and key concepts often. I rewrote everything because there would be a new topic every single week which can be difficult to remember during the exam. Overall, I left the class more educated!

Professor Gordon has good stage presence and is very knowledgeable. The topics she chooses are very relevant and fun to discuss. There are no papers for her class and attendance is not mandatory, but you should go because she says important things for the midterm and final. Midterm and final consist of short answer, t/f, multiple choice and essays

I really enjoyed Professor Gordon's class. It was all very insightful but you are required to participate since you have to grade yourself on that. Sometimes her lectures are a little bit boring but there not too bad. There was 8 briefs to do but she was not a tough grader. Overall I enjoyed her class!

Great Lecturer, she repeats and emphasizes things that are important to remember. If you do all the readings and listen in class, you will not have a hard time in this class. I highly recommend Gordon she is a great professor and has some good books out too.

I found her tone pretty dull and quiet. However, the class material is really interesting and she assigned readings on an wide variety of topics. The movies we watched in class were engaging and eye-opening. The class is generally easy but the midterm and final exams were very long and tiring.