SOC 119
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Sociology 119 (SOC 119) is the largest Race and Ethnic Relations class in the United States. Join Dr. Sam Richards and over 700 students in the largest lecture hall at Penn State University in conversations with students and international guests about the world we live, the cultures we're surrounded by, and the ability to question the "invisible strings" of society.
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Sep 12, 2025 • 1h 59min
25FA Office Hours #2: Answering Your Questions | Reviewing Weeks 1 & 2 | Live AMA | Dr. Sam Richards
Last week Sam was in Chicago and was not able to live stream Office Hours. This week, we decided to stream Monday thur Thursday. In today's Office Hours, Sam reviews the first two weeks of the semester by taking all the questions that were asked in the live stream chat or the YouTube comment section.Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Sep 5, 2025 • 1h 6min
25FA Class #4: Death of DEI? | Previous Semester Lecture | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion in Trump's America
This is a class originally from the Spring 2025 semester.Sam talks to students about the new changes to DEI that the Trump Administration wants to get rid of. Do these changes make sense? Are they worth changing?Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Sep 3, 2025 • 1h 1min
25FA Class #3: Fahrenheit 119 | What Can We NOT Talk About? | American University Class Culture
Sam starts this semester asking students, "What are we not allowed to talk about?" Three student volunteers are up front to provide their insight and about halfway through the class, students in their seats add their own perspectives to the conversations.Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Aug 30, 2025 • 1h 30min
25FA Office Hours #1 with Peter Boghossian
Sam invites former Portland State University professor, Peter Boghossian onto Office Hours to talk about "truth" on College campuses in America today. The guys share stories of their experiences and ask each other questions. This is a great Office Hours Podcast episode.Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Aug 29, 2025 • 1h 10min
25FA Class #2: MAGA | Asking College Students about MAGA and Donald Trump
Sam invites three students to come to the front to talk about their thoughts on MAGA and Donald Trump.WE APOLOGIZE for the echo. We think we found the solution after class ended.Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Aug 28, 2025 • 1h 9min
25FA Class #1: My 43rd Year | Info on the Course | First Case Study "Find Someone Who..."
Sam starts his 43rd year of teaching with a standard introduction of himself, the class, and a case study.Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Aug 22, 2025 • 1h 55min
25SU Office Hours #14: Tour of Bogotá, Colombia | Talking to Venezuelan Refugees | Life in Colombia
Sam joins the stream from Bogotá, Colombia. Alijah joins the stream from his office at Penn State. The two explore the psychology of fear and undermining communities with inaccurate stereotypes. Sam puts his money where his mouth is and takes us on a tour of a nearby park where he talks to locals, meets two Venezuelan refugees, and sonders his way through the city.Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Aug 19, 2025 • 1h 19min
25SU Office Hours #13: Live from the Classroom | A Really Difficult Summer | What is a "Teacher"?
Sam and Alijah meet in person in the empty Thomas Building, Room 100 to have a different form of Office Hours. They talk about a wide range of issues, but do circle back to talking about multiple religious perspectives and how people find value in each one. There are audio issues for the first 5 minutes, and sometimes the audio cuts off because of the gate on the microphones. We tried to boost the audio in post -- our apologies.Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Aug 11, 2025 • 1h 53min
25SU Office Hours #12: Can You Trust Wikipedia? | Talking to a Wikipedia Editor | News Coverage
Sam is solo this week as Alijah went on vacation this week. The first hour is Sam's opportunity to share the news stories that are most interesting to him. The second half, Sam invites Jay, a Wikipedia Editor to talk about the website, finding truth, and the fights that happen over facts.Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Aug 6, 2025 • 1h 10min
25SU Class #22: Protecting the Children | LGBT Identity
Welcome to the twenty-second class of the Summer 2025 semester of SOC 119. This is the original live stream, which was streamed on Tuesday, March 28, 2023 on Penn State’s University Park Campus. This was class twenty-one of the Spring 2023 semester.Join Office Hours every Wednesday at 3pm ET.https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
