She is very understanding of personal issues and I really liked the readings she selected. I had whiny classmates.

Tests are harder than papers. In-class activities easy. Meets with students, but expects attendance.

Very good prof. I enjoyed some of the topics but I wish we would have more discussion. Lots of movies. Inconsistent with grading.

I agree with the statement that she could be a kindergarten teacher, but if you want to pass this class easily, take her. She kinda rambles on, but she's funny to watch cuz she wiggles all about and her hair flies everywhere. You can miss this class a fair amount and get a good grade.

This is my second semester taking her and she has improved (with structure and clarity). I think that each course she teaches has a different feel/tone to it. She seems to try to relate or at least get our opinions.

exams were hard multiple choice/essay, but overall she is a nice lady and is easy to get along with.

Nybroten tends to sit at the front of the class and read off a powerpoint presentation, which makes for a pretty boring class. She doesn't give her students a lot of credit and tends to treat them like 1st graders. Very nice lady, however. Tests aren't too bad and grades papers decently.

The teacher was nice and fairly easy, but her lectures mainly consisted of her reading off of a powerpoint, so class did get boring and repeditive at times. Read the readings and study for tests. Overall easy class and nice professor.

Prof. Nybroten is good. Pretty boring class cuz she goes off of powerpoints but when we have discussions it can be better. puts all notes on D2L. gives study guide for tests so follow those and their easy. big group project at end but not bad. watch some movies.. actually interesting. lets us out early quite a bit. overall easy class good prof.

Dr. Nybroten is a very good professor. The textbook reading can be a little much, but if you go to class the subject material makes absolute sense. The class discussions are interesting. You have a big group project at the end of the semester that involves a 6+ page paper and presentation, but it is a rewarding experience. Recommended.

This was my favorite class. She is very interesting.

I enjoyed her class because she made it interesting. I really liked hearing her stories about her time in Texas and how it related to certain sociological principles we discussed. Go to class and read! Group project at the end. She's very helpful.

Pretty great teacher with awesome class. Has a lot of great stories and really knows what she is talking about. The class is rather easy and fun because you watch a couple cool videos. If you try the project at the end is really great too. great professor would definitely recommend to others in the future

She was my favorite prof first year. Very interesting and helpful.

This was definitely an easy class! The tests are very short and easy and the final project is not that bad either as long as you get a good group. She gives out study guides for each test, so as long as you do those, you will get an A even if you never read the book. The only complaint I had about her is that she takes FOREVER to grade things.

At first I wasn't sure what to think of Professor Nybroten, but as the year went on I fell in love with her teaching style. She incorporates lots of her life experience as a sociologist into her teachings, which really make the theories and concepts to life. Easy tests and interesting content. The final project isn't bad either! Awesome prof!

Professor Nybroten takes forever to grade things. It's an easy A if you do the study guides she provides you. She relates sociology to everyday life and this is very helpful. Final project isn't bad either.

Took for a summer class online, there is a lot of stuff due everyday but most of it is pretty easy. This is a good class to take,its very interesting and I learned quite a bit.Its pretty easy material but if you take it in a crammed summer session you will have to do homework about 2 hours a night or so.Even though online prof. seemed really nice.

I did not want to take a ‘family’ class, but it fit my schedule and was the right GE. I did find the class more interesting than I had expected. My girl friend took the class and liked it more, which I figured. Some stuff seems pretty common sense, but some there were some new things. It was an ok class/ok professor

She's one of my favorite professors. I've enjoyed both classes I had with her. Very helpful.

I had her for a soc of education. I loved the class, it was very interesting. She expected a lot of hard work from students and attendence, but is a very fair grader and I liked her a lot.

Found this class interesting. Great professor. Tests may be more difficult than others. Liked talking in groups.

Interesting class. You do need to have to know a lot for the tests, but she is nice .

Thanks to Kathleen I fell in love sociology. She loves the material and makes you interested as well. I thought the class was very easy and easy to understand. After taking this class I decided to minor in Soc. Great professor!

I love Dr. Nybroten. She teaches so well, concise ppt's and she uploads them on D2L. Got an A in her class!

Kathleen is hit-or-miss for me. She is charismatic and fun, but is unclear in her grading and expectations. She is a great person but lecture is often unorganized and chaotic. Lots of papers especially near the end of the class; no tests; she grades tough. Content was fascinating. Not an easy A but an enjoyable class and professor overall.

This was an interesting class for me, but it was frustrating as well. Grades are largely based on four multiple-choice tests given over the semester. This may sound nice, but the questions are oddly specific and easy to get wrong. I wish she would've had short-answer to show what we actually learned. Overall, she is still super nice and passionate.

Very down to earth professor, yet professional! She was very easy to speak to about concerns and difficulties, and she was really organized and easy to follow in lecture.

This class was pretty easy and also interesting. We had three tests and some in class assignments but that was it. The tests were not hard as long as you went over the review sheet she gives out. I really enjoyed her lectures, she keeps them interesting and very much likes what she teaches. Overall a pretty good teacher.

She was a great teacher and you could tell she really liked her job, but she was very lecture heavy. Lot's of reading as well. But if you do the readings the tests can be fairly easy.

She is a very fun professor! The majority of her classes are lectures and she goes through the slides a bit fast. She has readings throughout the course for you to ready but they are very simple. The test are also very easy as long as you do the readings and pay attention in class. If you have any questions she is very easy to get a hold of.

Honestly an easy class. If you genuinely listen to her lectures, youll pass with an A without reading the textbook.

She is very nice. She dealt with some family issues this semester and couldnt post content for the class but pushed back all the due dates for the assignments and even took off some quizzes and discussions. Very fair teacher and under stable as well.

I actually took SOC 410 but it wasn't an option. I enjoyed this class. Kathleen is very kind and will help with pretty much anything. She was quite disorganized however. There are several group projects that you will do in this call as well as an individual project. Kathleen wants students to share opinions during class but won't make you.

Even though she is a tough grader and takes a while to return grades, overall she is good at what she does. Her lectures are full of relevant information, examples, and new perspectives on the world. If you study and pay attention to lectures, you will do well on exams. She is approachable and supports student success. And she's funny.

I thought Nybroten was amazing. She did the lectures at a perfect pace and was entertaining. She gives you some study questions to help prepare for the exams, and even an outline for the units. I recommend checking the outlines because sometimes she forgets to mention the readings/assignments you're supposed to do. The exams weren't too hard.

I really like Nybroten, her lectures were always pretty entertaining and I never felt myself getting distracted. The exams arent hard if you look over the notes from lecture and some of the study questions she adds in canvas. She takes awhile to grade but its not the end of the world. I would take her again

I agree with other students about her being hard to reach over email and her tendency to go on tangents, however those are the only gripes I had after taking her class. Attendance definitely mandatory and the lectures are most of the class but she keeps it engaging. Expect to drop a little bit of money on an I-Clicker or I-Clicker subscription.