I feel like the previous responder had the same TA as me lol. I agree it is very TA dependent. But the good thing is that she is graduating and is no longer going to hand out potato grades. There is 1 3+ page essay for the midterm and 2 4+ essays for the final and a multimedia project you do in a group. If you wanted an easy A, I'm not sure if this class hands 85% A's anymore, so you should be prepared to do more work than you'd thought.

Straightforward material and Hunter keeps lecture engaging. Make sure you do the readings because that is how you will build your argument for your midterm/final papers. I'm not sure if this was the case with all TAs, but mine was very focused on essay structure so I recommend making topic sentences, transitions, thesis, etc. clear.
Hunter offers plenty of extra credit to help boost your grade. Take advantage of it because the grading structure is different than other classes I've had. Go to section because attendance was taken regularly and makes up a good portion of your grade.

The professor is great, but the TAs are another story. They are not easy graders and the grade distribution for the class was not clear. The TA told us that grades would be boosted, but they ended up being calculated from our raw score. It was impossible to even argue since they don’t post their grade distribution anywhere. Overall, I would say beware of your TA and don’t expect an easy A like the previous reviews explained.

This class is sooooooo good. Omg. Take this shit. 5/5. I’m being serious. Drop all your other classes and TAKE THIS ONE. You won’t regret it. He ALWAYS ends class early. He offers so many extra credit opportunities. The midterm and final are essays but the prompts are so general that you can talk about anything. The book is cheap and interesting to read. His lectures are so amazing. He incorporates modern music and it was just an easy class but I still learned a lot. He’s a great guy, honestly. And you can fulfill participation through tweets ! TAKE THIS

This class was one of my favorite classes of freshman year and also was extremely do-able! It consisted of two essays and one video project which was done with a group. The first essay was graded very fairly and I think everyone got a 100% on the final paper and video project. The course material was extremely interesting and Professor Hunter was an excellent lecturer. Overall highly recommend this class.

Easy class that I would highly recommend. Overall really interesting content, but somehow the topics seem not to be super connective, there isn't really a common thread throughout the class. Hunter is a great lecturer though and lectures are fun and interesting. Except the Haiku's those are annoying.

My review is for SOCIOL 180C - Special Topics in Sociology: Urban America. All I have to say is: TAKE THIS CLASS!! It was an incredibly easy A and so stress-free!

First off, while the class is listed as 1 hour and 50 mins, Prof. Hunter always lets us out after an hour. Additionally, we only had 8 in-person lectures throughout the whole quarter. While he says attendance is mandatory, he didn't track it through iClicker or a sign-up sheet, and he records lectures, so you could technically skip. However, since there are so few lectures, I went to all of them anyway. Plus, he's an engaging lecturer, so I'd recommend going!

As for the workload, it is extremely low and easy. There is no midterm and final. The only assignments we had in total were 5 "brain lotions" and 2 city journals.

Brain lotions are just short writing assignments where the prompt is given in class. Most of the prompts asked us to write our reaction to a song/artwork/video and a haiku, so it was easy.

For city journals, we had to explore specific places around LA and reflect on our experiences and how it relates to course themes. Recommended word count for these journals was 500-800, and you do need proof that you went there (selfies, photos, ticket stubs, etc). However, if you cannot attend the places for whatever reason, Prof. Hunter is incredibly accommodating and will work out an alternative for you. Overall though, super easy and simple. I honestly had a fun time doing the journals!

Grading is very lenient as the average was always an A. I ended the class with an A+. I highly recommend taking this class, really glad I did! It's so easy and a great upper-div.

I took this class in 2018. My group had fun with the group project, I think. I did ok in the class with a 'B'. Good class overall.