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MUSTAFA EMIRBAYER

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Raw average: 3.07/5 from 44 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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SOC 1812024-12-22

Quality 4/5Difficulty 2/5

Not every reading was the greatest, but super knowledgeable guy who does a great job of making this class interactive and engaging.

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C&ESOC/SOC 4752023-11-10

Quality 3/5Difficulty 2/5

Prof. Emirbayer was boring, but this is also a classical sociological theory class so I'm not sure what else people were expecting. Definitely knew his stuff, wasn't the most engaging lecturer but I did learn things, grade is just attendance and weekly reading quizzes. Lectures were semi-discussion based which helped me stay awake.

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SOC 1342022-12-05

Quality 2/5Difficulty 4/5

Emirbayer was more a scholar than a professor. Lectures were very dry, tests were nit-picky, and it seemed as though he'd rather enjoy doing research than teaching. Textbook was alright as it presented material talked about in class; though at times, some of the arguments presented were a bit of a stretch.

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C&ESOC/SOC 4752020-10-27

Quality 1/5Difficulty 1/5

Very awful professor, one of the worst class I have taken in Madison. This class for students who second language is English is very unkind. You can hardly catch the step of class even though you work very hard. He's lecture is also boring, basically reading book and no other interesting staff. Seems he is not paying attention on teaching.

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C&ESOC/SOC 4752016-03-29

Quality 4/5Difficulty 1/5

Very good professor. As far as classic sociology goes, he knows his stuff and does a really good job with the class. The class is structured in a very unusual way, but I love it, and I think most people would. He's the best professor from whom to take Soc 475 in my opinion.

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SOC234 · course not matched2012-11-15

Quality 2/5Difficulty 3/5

Terrible. He is like listening to static on the radio. Lectures were straight out of the book and were very boring and his dry, monotone voice made them worse.

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Classes with MUSTAFA EMIRBAYER

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Recorded teaching history

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Term	Course	Title
Spring 2026	SOC 773	Intermediate Classical Theory
Fall 2025	C&ESOC/SOC 922	Seminar-race and Ethnic Relations
Fall 2025	SOC 181	Honors Introductory Seminar-the Sociological Enterprise
Spring 2025	SOC 181	Honors Introductory Seminar-the Sociological Enterprise
Spring 2025	SOC 699	Directed Study
Spring 2025	SOC 773	Intermediate Classical Theory
Fall 2024	SOC 181	Honors Introductory Seminar-the Sociological Enterprise
Fall 2024	SOC 915	Seminar-sociological Theory
Spring 2024	SOC 181	Honors Introductory Seminar-the Sociological Enterprise
Spring 2024	SOC 773	Intermediate Classical Theory
Fall 2023	C&ESOC/SOC 475	Classical Sociological Theory
Fall 2023	C&ESOC/SOC 922	Seminar-race and Ethnic Relations
Spring 2023	C&ESOC/SOC 475	Classical Sociological Theory
Spring 2023	SOC 320	Research Practicum in Sociology
Spring 2023	SOC 773	Intermediate Classical Theory
Fall 2022	SOC 915	Seminar-sociological Theory
Spring 2022	SOC 320	Research Practicum in Sociology
Spring 2022	SOC 773	Intermediate Classical Theory
Spring 2022	SOC 915	Seminar-sociological Theory
Fall 2021	C&ESOC/SOC 475	Classical Sociological Theory
Fall 2021	C&ESOC/SOC 922	Seminar-race and Ethnic Relations
Fall 2021	SOC 320	Research Practicum in Sociology
Fall 2020	SOC 320	Research Practicum in Sociology
Spring 2020	SOC 773	Intermediate Classical Theory
Fall 2019	C&ESOC/SOC 475	Classical Sociological Theory
Fall 2019	SOC 915	Seminar-sociological Theory
Spring 2019	SOC 773	Intermediate Classical Theory
Fall 2018	C&ESOC/SOC 475	Classical Sociological Theory
Fall 2018	C&ESOC/SOC 922	Seminar-race and Ethnic Relations
Fall 2018	SOC 682	Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2018	SOC 773	Intermediate Classical Theory
Fall 2017	SOC 691	Senior Thesis
Fall 2017	SOC 699	Directed Study
Fall 2017	SOC 773	Intermediate Classical Theory
Fall 2017	SOC 915	Seminar-sociological Theory
Spring 2017	SOC 699	Directed Study
Spring 2017	SOC 773	Intermediate Classical Theory
Fall 2016	C&ESOC/SOC 475	Classical Sociological Theory
Fall 2016	SOC 915	Seminar-sociological Theory
Spring 2016	C&ESOC/SOC 475	Classical Sociological Theory
Spring 2016	C&ESOC/SOC 987	Research: Race and Ethnic Studies
Spring 2016	SOC 773	Intermediate Classical Theory
Fall 2015	C&ESOC/SOC 922	Seminar-race and Ethnic Relations
Spring 2015	SOC 773	Intermediate Classical Theory
Spring 2015	SOC 901	Seminar: Topics in Current Sociology
Spring 2015	SOC 915	Seminar-sociological Theory
Fall 2014	C&ESOC/SOC 475	Classical Sociological Theory
Fall 2014	SOC 915	Seminar-sociological Theory
Spring 2014	C&ESOC/SOC 475	Classical Sociological Theory
Spring 2014	C&ESOC/SOC 987	Research: Race and Ethnic Studies
Spring 2014	SOC 773	Intermediate Classical Theory
Fall 2013	C&ESOC/SOC 922	Seminar-race and Ethnic Relations
Fall 2013	C&ESOC/SOC 987	Research: Race and Ethnic Studies
Fall 2013	SOC 915	Seminar-sociological Theory
Spring 2013	C&ESOC/SOC 475	Classical Sociological Theory
Spring 2013	C&ESOC/SOC 987	Research: Race and Ethnic Studies
Spring 2013	SOC 682	Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2013	SOC 773	Intermediate Classical Theory
Fall 2012	C&ESOC/SOC 987	Research: Race and Ethnic Studies
Fall 2012	SOC 681	Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2012	SOC 699	Directed Study
Spring 2012	SOC 134	Sociology of Race & Ethnicity in the United States
Spring 2012	SOC 199	Directed Study
Spring 2012	SOC 773	Intermediate Classical Theory
Spring 2012	SOC 915	Seminar-sociological Theory
Fall 2011	C&ESOC/SOC 922	Seminar-race and Ethnic Relations
Fall 2011	SOC 134	Sociology of Race & Ethnicity in the United States
Fall 2011	SOC 699	Directed Study
Spring 2011	SOC 134	Sociology of Race & Ethnicity in the United States
Spring 2011	SOC 199	Directed Study
Spring 2011	SOC 699	Directed Study
Spring 2011	SOC 773	Intermediate Classical Theory
Spring 2011	SOC 915	Seminar-sociological Theory
Fall 2010	SOC 134	Sociology of Race & Ethnicity in the United States
Fall 2010	SOC 699	Directed Study
Fall 2010	SOC 915	Seminar-sociological Theory
Spring 2010	SOC 699	Directed Study
Spring 2010	SOC 753	Comparative and Historical Methods in Sociology
Spring 2010	SOC 773	Intermediate Classical Theory
Fall 2009	C&ESOC/SOC 475	Classical Sociological Theory
Fall 2009	SOC 699	Directed Study
Fall 2009	SOC 915	Seminar-sociological Theory
Spring 2009	C&ESOC/SOC 475	Classical Sociological Theory
Spring 2009	SOC 698	Directed Study
Spring 2009	SOC 773	Intermediate Classical Theory
Fall 2008	C&ESOC/SOC 475	Classical Sociological Theory
Fall 2008	C&ESOC/SOC 922	Seminar-race and Ethnic Relations
Fall 2008	SOC 699	Directed Study
Spring 2008	C&ESOC/SOC 475	Classical Sociological Theory
Spring 2008	SOC 699	Directed Study
Spring 2008	SOC 915	Seminar-sociological Theory
Fall 2007	C&ESOC/SOC 475	Classical Sociological Theory
Fall 2007	SOC 699	Directed Study
Fall 2007	SOC 773	Intermediate Classical Theory
Spring 2007	C&ESOC/SOC 475	Classical Sociological Theory
Spring 2007	SOC 198	Directed Study
Spring 2007	SOC 682	Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2007	SOC 699	Directed Study
Spring 2007	SOC 915	Seminar-sociological Theory
Fall 2006	C&ESOC/SOC 475	Classical Sociological Theory

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