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I took this class because of reviews saying Guzzo was an amazing prof and how this course was easy. I am an average student with a full course load and this class is NOT easy. Do not take it as an elective if you're trying to boost your GPA. My lowest mark.. His ppts are useless, read the textbook, but even then the exam makes 0 sense.

The man literally forgot to print 500 exam papers on exam day! He literally canceled right before the exam. How does a prof forget to print exams???????? smh

I took this course thinking that it was an easy course and the concept was easy but Guzzo made no snese at all. He is pretty funny but all he does is talk about his life and useless things. He takes attendance 5 times randomly so you kinda have to go cuz it counts towards your grade. Overall hes a nice guy but not worth taking it for the marks.

Literally the worst. Sucks how they only have one prof teaching this course in Chang school. Never failed a course in my life and this was the first time in my 4 years of nursing (and my program is HARD). Marks the essays so hard to the point where i think he didnt even read them and just gave out marks because he kept forgetting to mark it.

He didn't know the difference between private and personal property, said poverty isn't socioeconomic, used the phrase "transgendered". He often goes on tangents and doesn't get through the actual course content and never uses the full class time. He's inconsistent with grades and rude to students. Never spellchecks his slides or announcements.

Grade A student here. Switch out of his class if you can. Doesn't respond to emails. Midterm is very hard and he marks the one essay terribly. Not open to discussion or different opinion, very boomer like. He's funny but definitely not a quality professor. Two attendance checks. Trust me: switch out of his class.

Guzzo is one of the most disorganized professors. On two occasions he delivered the same lecture twice because he forgot he already did it. Although the class content is incredibly simple, and an easy grade it was not enjoyable. He made nothing easier or helped accommodating during the switch to online class format. I do not recommend

Arrogant Prof. Don't take this prof for SOC 103. His lectures are useless and are nothing like whats in the textbook. He just babbles on and on about stuff in the lecture not even for the course. Marks the essay really hard and it's worth 35%. If you do decide to take his course, please read the textbook or you won't pass the midterm or final.

One of my worst profs. Barley teaches relevant content during lectures that will help on assessments. There was a paper, a midterm and a final exam (plus bonus marks for attendance). Exams were all MC but very hard. Most of the questions were not taught in class & instead were from textbook. Works seems simple & do-able at first, but really isnt.

He does not care about his students. He repeated many questions on the midterm, doesn't spellcheck his announcements, his course outline has no dates and is disorganized. If you ask him a question he is very vague and very unapproachable. He does nothing to help you get good grades on tests or to understand what he includes on tests. Good luck.

Unfortunately, professor Guzzo is one of the worst professors I've had at Ryerson. His lectures are long and boring, you will have hours of textbook reading, and when you email him, his responses are incredibly dry and rude. His tests are also difficult and confusing and he always sounds bored. Don't take his class if you don't have to.

this guy isnt encouraging at all. his responses to emails are straight up cold and not helpful. the class is SO boring too

HONESTLY take this course if you want to fail. This is the worst professor in my whole life. I am genuinely interested in sociology but after what I experienced in this course... I will never want to hear sociology ever again. Please save yourselves and take any course in ryerson or the world except for this one. He's honestly a -10/10

Don't take this class if you are looking for an easy liberal. He marks super hard and his tests are confusing. Doesn't even return back the question with right answer. Marks essays super hard too.

I do not recommend this prof. His lectures are long, he is unfiltered and doesn't care to be respectful about course materials and people when referring to social class and inequality. He is unprofessional. His tests are only based off the textbooks. You can find the answers in the textbook, but somehow still do bad. Avoid this prof at all costs!

Worst professor EVER! I highly recommended avoiding him at all cost! He is not kind, and rude to students whoever asks him a question. His tests are confusing, and marks really hard on assignments. He also doesn't teaches during online classes, and makes you do by watching his video your own time. I suggest looking for a better professor than him.

He gives feedback in the rudest ways possible and isn't very accommodating. However, he puts good effort into the material he teaches, I just think he should teach it in a different way because EVERYTHING is pre-recorded. I stopped watching lectures within the 3rd week of school. There were 3 tests, 1 essay, NO other marks, making it hard.

Avoid if you can. He made us buy a $100 textbook for us to only read about 3 chapters of it. The test is based solely on this book so if you dont buy it good luck. He also seemed quite rude and condescending in his announcements. Essay was easy to complete though. A lot of reading for a class that is taken as a liberal & his lectures were no help

honestly I would've gave him 0/10 on all criteria but this site does not allow me to do so... 0/10 is pretty generous as well. The tests usually cover 3-4 chapters (each chapter usually has 40-50 pages). The questions are confusing on the test. This course really made me think of going into medical, cause its probably easier than this course.

He's unaccommodating and rude in his announcements, email replies and lectures. He is a good lecturer but the exams are based on the textbooks. The exams themselves are a mess as he tries to stress you out by saying that you only have so many minutes to answer a question even though it looks like he made the exam last minute. Avoid him if you can.

His responses to emails? Rude. His exams? Messy, poorly worded, and not based on the lecture content. His lectures? Boring and taught in a way that's borderline offensive. My GPA? Not great, thanks to this one class.

tbh he must have filmed all the lectures in the summer and then went on vacation bc he posts all course material at the beginning, and is virtually inaccessible for the rest of the semester. I can't say the course material was difficult, he is just a lazy and indifferent teacher. you're gonna be teaching yourself a course (videos+readings provided)

One of the worst profs I ever had. Thats it, thats the review. Period

Horrible prof! First of all, this prof doesn't even reply back to emails. Secondly, he marks so hard. I would highly suggest switching to another prof that actually cares for their students and that actually replies back to emails like they're supposed to. Overall, avoid him at all costs.

Just run. Do not take a class with this prof. Incredibly rude, inaccessible outside of class, all lectures are prerecorded and just him reading off the slides, and the ENTIRE MARK is a group project where all members get the same grade. He gives the "option" of doing it by yourself, but it's such a massive project that doing it alone is impossible.

Should not be allowed to teach. So messy so unclear and just does not know how to teach properly. Super rude to the students and half the things he says does not make sense. The formatting of our quizzes is horrible and I just would suggest anyone and everyone to skip on taking a class with him.

Absolutely worst prof ever. He is so rude and lacks engagement with his students. He does not care about his students in the course. He drops a 4 hour video and expects us to know about it on a test. AVOID HIM AT ALL COSTS.

It was an interesting class to say the least. Our entire mark was based on 100%group work. I didnt really mind it but the prof didnt give back constructive feedback he was just put elipsies all over the paper. -unprofessional -rude - clearly could care less

One of the worst prof Ive ever had. Lecture videos were over 40 minutes and he was not overall helpful. He was really rude towards responding to students. Tough grader and feedback makes no sense. One of my lowest marks. AVOID HIM AT ALL COSTS!!

in all honesty professor guzzo was THE worst prof ive ever had in my entire life. he does not give proper feedback, makes the course difficult when it really does not need to be. its really saying something if all his reviews are this bad. dont take his class ever. like seriously dont.

He uses tricky words in his tests. Also his lectures are boring. The most useful material is his slides. Tips for exam is studying all the slides and key terms in the book.

Guzzo was the worst prof I have ever had. Seems to derive pleasure from intimidating first year students. First class, he spews some crap about how if you dont do the readings or come to lecture, you will not pass. I did not go to one of his "lectures" and didn't do most readings and I got an A. Whats shocking is this man is allowed to teach.

Just a rude guy all around, I dropped early on. Just switch out and take another elective, his tests were weird, only got like a 71 and studied pretty hard. Way too hard for an elective and he marks paper hard.

Avoid him at all cost. His tests are super weird.

One of the most rudest professors ever. He thinks he is superior and makes that known. He feeds off of making students overwhelmed and miserable. There are plenty other professors and courses you can take to fulfill this liberal. Do yourself a favour and run from any course that is taught by the last name "Guzzo". You are welcome.

Tests were confusing, with way too much textbook used throughout the course. Hard grader, essay was marked super hard as well.

guzzo has this weird thing with wanting to intimidate first years - goes on about not giving out "free" marks: typically just an excuse to mark things hard. lectures drag on and i don't feel like i really learn anything attending them. just read the textbook and study for the multiple choice quizzes and you'll probably do ok - but avoid if possible

so rude. thinks he's better than everyone. also thinks he's a grammar teacher. don't even know how he is a prof, deffo don't recommend him as a prof. such a hard marker as well and his tests make no sense at all. literally had to drop this class cause I couldn't stand him or his assignments.

Very ignorant teacher. Rude.

This man is a nightmare prof. Says controversial things (often about women) and then basically tells you to shut up if you get upset. Also just an incredibly boring speaker with nonsensical slides. He could condense his 3 hour lectures into 20 minutes if he would just stop talking about himself for like a minute. AVOID at all costs

Very disrespectful... overall not a teacher at all. He seems very spiteful about his own life, and does not value women, children or people of color. Displayed in his consistent values of dehumanizing these social groups. Once said that the woman who made his tim hortons coffee was a failure in life. Also feedback on work is useless

Only thing you need to do is to write a research paper w your group, sounds easy but its horrible cux group works are the worst. On top of that he doesn't give clear instructions and is not organized enough. Overall, horrible experience.

Had no sympathy when my group members and I emailed him that others in the group contributed NOTHING to the 30% research project. Tried giving us all ZERO out of spite. Emailed him again and magically got an 83%. Probably didn't wanna deal with us inevitably appealing the grade if he didn't change the mark. TAKE THIS COURSE WITH ANOTHER PROF!

Guzzo has not only not updated his lecture content since 1990 but he also hasn't educated himself on how to conduct himself in the classroom appropriately. If you're a woman and enjoy being told to stock up on toilet cleaner because it's all you're good for then this is the man for you! Good luck understanding his poor grammar.

Want a headache for the entirety of your lecture? then this is the prof for you! Guzzo has VERY[emphasis] outdated ways, and uses colourful language when referring to poc (ex. "blacks" & "aboriginals"). Additionally, he believes that women don't have a genuine passion for stem and the trades, as they "only do it" to disprove. He also cuts ppl off.

Guzzo is incredibly unprofessional and uses disrespectful language to refer to women, and other minority groups (ironic considering its a sociology course). His lectures are very outdated and his responses to emails are very cold, dismissive and won't answer your question. I have never met a more disrespectful professor, please avoid him if you can

No relevant lectures. He goes on rampages, and shows racist videos. Tests have no correlation to the slides or lectures, so don't waste your time in going to those. Wrote a very strong essay reviewed by many and got a 55%. He curves. Save yourself academic probation.

I don't know how he ended up teaching a Social Inequality class when he so blatantly has no respect for minorities or the lower class. Consistently talks bad about them during lectures speaks about how the upper class works harder. The marking for the essay is entirely based on his opinion, and if you don't agree with him he will fail you.

Made a sexist comment encouraging the girls in the class to buy toilet bowl cleaner at walmart since it's on sale. in the first week. literally gives 0%, 20% etc on fully completed papers that def do not deserve it, and will not let you redo. takes 10000 years to mark papers. unprofessional and just disrespectful. hard no.

He makes offensive comments towards women, like how "the way women get treated is their fault because of how they present themselves" etc. He spent a whole class explaining why "race isn't real" as a white man. He grades work very unfairly. He made comments on the war in Gaza and did not allow students to say anything back, saying they were wrong.

VERY VERY VERY HARSH MARKER. Stick to his slides, you won't even need to go to his lectures. START THE ESSAY EARLY.

AWFUL. Attendance isn't mandatory, uses derogatory terms when speaking about minorities. Essay is marked really hard, feedback is useless example "who cares". He doesn't even know his own prompts listed for the essay. Tests have so many typos and wording is weird. Switch out of his class immediately.

WORST WORST WORST, Harsh Marking, is not lenient. Reading his slides helps for the exam, but for the essay, he will cut marks for no reason. Attendance is not mandatory. Would not recommend him.

The worst professor I have ever hard. Simply not fit to be a teacher, does not let students speak (and cuts them off), says misogynistic and offensive things, and is a tough grader just for the sake of being one (brags about giving out C's). Answers emails quickly but unprofessionally. Avoid at all costs!

One of the rudest professors I will probably ever meet. Disrespectful towards minorities and clearly holds resentment for the lower class. Will cut students off and tell them they're wrong when they're not. Will give you a 0 on the final essay if he disagrees with your points, even if you support with evidence. Tests are easy but not worth it.

this guy is weird. like just weird. he goes very off-topic during his lectures. course itself is easy but beware of the essay. choose a topic that is clear and not vague. he fails many student's essays so beware of that.

A professor that is very comfortable with making openly racist, misogynistic, classist, and otherwise bigoted comments towards his class, content, and the world in general. Will give you a low grade if he disagrees with you. Questions on tests are obviously copied from the internet. Avoid at all costs

Most of the lectures we had involved at least some kind of discussion on porn and circumcision. When demonstrating an example of a symbol, he used the confederate flag instead of any other opinion he could have. Grades papers seemingly based on whether or not he agrees on the viewpoint. Skips over any feminist theories,idk if he even likes his wife

I had Guzzo a few years ago and cried in frustration as I listened to this man make the most horrifying comments and comparisons with a clear intention of belittling students and exerting his power on us. Asking students to use sociology to explain why women are more likely to be "toilet cleaners" is just one of the phrases that stuck with me.

This professor embodies sexism & misogyny, belittling female perspectives. Overly fixated on pornography. Discussing his weight and personal issues openly. Absurdly comparing his childhood to the residential school system??? His behavior is entirely inappropriate, making the classroom feel uncomfortable & unsafe.

I had Guzzo this year for my soc class... This man was very questionable in the beginning and it got worse... This professor would have no problem with giving STRANGE examples to the class like "imagine doing ... with your sister" or telling stories of a baby getting their privates SHRIVELLED off. making a second rating...

Hard to believe there are still soc profs teaching who believe racism requires intent. He's easy enough to converse with, though, and the textbook he assigned was free.

Uses outdated research to teach, ideas and examples used in class are outdated and questionable by today's standards. For the essay, pick a topic you think he will agree with and argue towards that and you will get an A. Tests are mostly from textbook, lecture slides and videos he assigns. Not a difficult course but annoying to be subjected to this

He makes Kelly Train look like a saint. He is misogynistic and obsesses over porn during lectures. Marks unfairly and I am unsure if he even reads the essays. Many students have complaints about his class and the way he teaches.

He is very rude and uses derogatory terms when it comes to minorities and women. He is a tough grader when it comes to essay, with useless feedbacks such as "who cares". If he disagrees with you he will give you a low mark, doesn't matter whether you wrote a good essay or not. My eager to learn in this class has disappeared due to how rude he is.

Tough grader. Not really a bird course. This course is nonsense, so much misogynistic and liberal progressive nonsense. Critical race theory and masculinity theory BS. Save your money and dignity by avoiding getting brainwashed by liberal sociologist theories that produce no real skill or knowledge. Geography is better.

His class was awful for the same reasons most people have listed but the paper was the worst. I worked hard and followed all requirements and was given degrading and unhelpful feedback that gave no actual suggestion as to how I could improve. I'm all for constructive criticism but that's definitely not what I got. Incredibly discouraging. AVOID!!

Constant derogatory remarks against every and any minority. Test are nonsensical. Marks his essays hard for no good reason, leaves degrading comments that puts his students down instead of providing constructive feedback to show where you can improve. Uses racist and outdated examples. Has some weird obsession with porn and women cleaning toilets.

lectures interesting, the quizzes would vary depending on difficulty, he would repeat questions, made typos, used different fonts. I submitted a good essay(early too for a bonus mark) but he graded me unfairly, didn't give me my bonus mark and seemingly didn't read my essay I'm in his class again and he's using the same PowerPoints as last semester

Avoid at all cost. Take with Dr. Kelly Train, he marks the essay very hard

Horrible horrible horrible avoid him

He grades his essay like he flips a coin and chooses if you'll do well or not. His comments are rude and if he doesn't agree with your opinion, your grade will reflect that. I thought he was kinda funny, but then it just gets so old when he re-uses stuff from his other classes and uses the same slideshow word for word as last sem. Waste of money.

Extremely rude comments in essay feedback. He marks really hard. You have to have evidence for every single thing you say in your essay or you'll get marks off. He's really rude. I would avoid.

Probably one of the worst profs I've had at TMU. He makes lectures painful with unprompted offerings of his opinion on non-relevant subjects, like how women shouldn't be in the army or talking about his 5 degrees. His wording in test questions is confusing even if you understand the material and no chance to bring your grade back up. Skip him.

The energy was not very pleasant and felt discouraging. Lectures were boring and his attitude made me and others uninspired. Provides blunt feedback. Reeks of casual misogyny.

I was forced by my program to take his class last sem, and when I saw that I had him again this sem I turned the shower to cold and cried. I used to like sociology a lot, but now it is my least favourite class and I will NEVER take it again. It's pretty clear that he is a smart guy who knows a lot about SOC but is not a good prof bc he doesn't care

I wouldn't recommend this class, even for free. The professor often shares unrelated personal stories, making lectures long and dull. He's unapproachable, lacks empathy, and doesn't tolerate mistakes one slip can mean a zero. He also makes questionable comments and seems closed off to other perspectives.

I wouldn't recommend this class, even if it was offered for free. The professor often shares unrelated personal stories, making lectures long and dull. He's unapproachable, lacks empathy, and doesn't tolerate mistakes one slip can mean a zero. He also makes questionable comments and seems closed off to other perspectives.

I had Guzzo for SOC 111, and he reuses the exact same slides, goes on the same rants about how Black people aren't oppressed and should stop using slavery as an excuse. I ended up skipping his classes as all his tests are online. I would avoid him at all costs. Its not hard to get a good grade without going to his classes.

Horrible prof, does not teach just reads off of slides, lectures are extremely boring, grades the essay hard if he does not personally agree with that you write about.

There are 3 online multiple-choice exams and 1 essay each worth 25%. Exams are poorly formatted; some questions appear twice or have the same answers in different wording, and the essay is graded with useless, unhelpful feedback. Lectures are dull since he reuses slideshows from SOC111 and makes tons of racist, misogynistic, queerphobic comments.

This professor is not a good professor. His slides are 5 years old and not updated, students are paying money for this prof to just reread what he wrote 5 years ago. 2) Prof in this class loves to talk to much and not teach the class. 3)

For a sociology professor at a progressive university, he frequently makes comments that come across as inappropriate and offensive. He yaps too much and detracts from the learning experience. You can do well in the class without attending lectures. I'm genuinely confused as to how he has remained in a teaching position for as long as he has.

He often made sexist and racist comments during class. Additionally, he reused the same slides and lectures from SOC 111, so I basically learned the same thing twice. His feedback on essays is so unhelpful, making comments such as, "says who? you? who cares?" I would avoid him if possible

One look at his assignment outline will tell you that he is neither willing to adapt to technological and social developments of the 21st century nor be open to viewpoints by authors and thinkers younger than himself, and that he takes no accommodations or responsibility. His class is also a bore and will probably make you very uncomfortable.

He went off on his own discussions a lot mid lecture. Keeps comparing women to toilet cleaners or something like that? He was trying to make a point but it kept coming off weird. He wouldn't give me feedback for my paper either so I have no idea what went down there. But tests were online and straightforward as long as you did the reading.

At first, I thought he was an engaging prof, but after weeks of listening to him calling women the 'toilet cleaners' in a relationship, and boasting about how rich he is, it got a bit trite. There were many times that he told students we would've gone to a "good" school if we had money. It's wierd that he hates on the school that HE teaches at.