SOCIOL 171
Occupations and Professions
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Description and analysis of representative occupations and professions, with emphasis on contemporary U.S. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Winter 2025 - Majority of the lectures were online but this class is really straightforward. The reading and lecture slides go over the same things and the test questions were taken directly from the lecture slides. He showed a lot of cool videos and told a lot of stories that were really interesting. There was a short summary of the readings due every week and one short paper at the end of the quarter where you interview someone about their job. Overall, I learned a lot and it's a pretty easy class. I would definitely recommend taking it!
Winter 2025 - Majority of the lectures were online but this class is really straightforward. The reading and lecture slides go over the same things and the test questions were taken directly from the lecture slides. He showed a lot of cool videos and told a lot of stories that were really interesting. There was a short summary of the readings due every week and one short paper at the end of the quarter where you interview someone about their job. Overall, I learned a lot and it's a pretty easy class. I would definitely recommend taking it!
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Course: Honors Collegium The last evaluation has impelled me to make an evaluation of Prof TenHouten. It is true that some students will not like TenHouten. But I don't understand where all the hate is coming from. Sure he talks about his theories and finds his studies important. What professor doesn't? By the way, I remember the exact person that wrote the comment below... Let's just say if you like arguing with the professor every 5 minutes and nitpicking every single mistake/misunderstanding and love rolling your eyes then you will probably have the same experience. It is ok to be smart. And it is possible that you are smarter than a professor at UCLA. But it isn't ok to be arrogant about it. Making comments in class and pretending you are some sort of genius is annoying. The class is easy. Take it. You might like the subject or you might not. Just try to be open minded. Either way, it's an easy A. The only assignment is a research paper and he gives you a lot of time. There is a midterm/final exam. Just take decent notes and review before class. But like all Honors courses, an A is easy to get with minimal effort.
Course: Honors Collegium The last evaluation has impelled me to make an evaluation of Prof TenHouten. It is true that some students will not like TenHouten. But I don't understand where all the hate is coming from. Sure he talks about his theories and finds his studies important. What professor doesn't? By the way, I remember the exact person that wrote the comment below... Let's just say if you like arguing with the professor every 5 minutes and nitpicking every single mistake/misunderstanding and love rolling your eyes then you will probably have the same experience. It is ok to be smart. And it is possible that you are smarter than a professor at UCLA. But it isn't ok to be arrogant about it. Making comments in class and pretending you are some sort of genius is annoying. The class is easy. Take it. You might like the subject or you might not. Just try to be open minded. Either way, it's an easy A. The only assignment is a research paper and he gives you a lot of time. There is a midterm/final exam. Just take decent notes and review before class. But like all Honors courses, an A is easy to get with minimal effort.
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