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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Aug 5, 2025 • 1h 6min
25SU Class #21: Being a Man in the World | Masculinity | Toxic Masculinity
Welcome to the twenty-first class of the Summer 2025 semester of SOC 119. This is the original live stream, which was streamed on Tuesday, October 6, 2022 on Penn State’s University Park Campus. This was class fifteen of the Fall 2022 semester.Join Office Hours every Wednesday at 3pm ET.https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Aug 4, 2025 • 1h 12min
25SU Class #20: The Logic of Affirmative Action
Welcome to the twentieth class of the Summer 2025 semester of SOC 119. This is the original live stream, which was streamed on Thursday, November 3, 2022 on Penn State’s University Park Campus. This was class twenty-two of the Fall 2022 semester.Join Office Hours every Wednesday at 3pm ET.https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Aug 1, 2025 • 1h 26min
25SU Office Hours #11: Going Through Headlines | Finding the "Truth" | Sam's Thought Process
This week, Sam and Alijah have a discussion about where to get your news from, what to look for when reading articles, and ways to determine the bias level of your sources.Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Jul 31, 2025 • 59min
25SU Class #19: Indigenous Ways of Thinking | Native American Thought Experiments
At one point, DJ will invite everyone to watch a video. Watch it here: https://www.soc119.org/water Welcome to the nineteenth class of the Summer 2025 semester of SOC 119. This video was originally streamed on Thursday, September 28, 2017 on Penn State’s University Park Campus. This was class twelve of the Fall 2017 semester. Join Office Hours every Wednesday at 3pm ET.https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Jul 30, 2025 • 1h 9min
25SU Class #18: Muslims 101 | Exploring Religious Beliefs of Over 1 Billion People
Welcome to the eighteenth class of the Summer 2025 semester of SOC 119. This video was originally streamed on Thursday, April 12, 2018. This was class twenty-six of the Spring 2018 semester. This lecture was produced on Penn State’s University Park Campus.Join Office Hours every Wednesday at 3pm ET.https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Jul 29, 2025 • 1h 10min
25SU Class #17: Asian Cool | Asian Cultural Conversation
Welcome to the seventeenth class of the Summer 2025 semester of SOC 119. This is the original live stream, which was streamed on Tuesday, September 4, 2018 on Penn State’s University Park Campus. This was class five of the Fall 2018 semester.Join Office Hours every Wednesday at 3pm ET.https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Jul 28, 2025 • 57min
25SU Class #16: Hispanic Considerations | Hispanic & Latin American Conversation
Welcome to the sixteenth class of the Summer 2025 semester of SOC 119. This is the original live stream, which was streamed on Thursday, January 26, 2023 on Penn State’s University Park Campus. This was class six of the Spring 2023 semester.Join Office Hours every Wednesday at 3pm ET.https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Jul 25, 2025 • 1h 50min
25SU Office Hours #10: Sam's Experience with a Contra in the 1980s | Big Beautiful Bill | RIP Ozzy
Sam joins Alijah yet again for another Office Hours. Sam had a list of things he wanted to talk about including Trump's Big Beautiful Bill. However, he got a bit distracted with South American history and his personal experiences in the 1980s living in areas with American supplied militias fighting poor natives because of communism, adding to the oppression of the average person. This topic and so much more are talked about in this Office Hours...Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Jul 24, 2025 • 1h 10min
25SU Class #15 : Soldiers and Cops | Public Narratives | A Deep Conversation
Welcome to the fifteenth class of the Summer 2025 semester of SOC 119. This is the original live stream, which was streamed on Thursday, November 16, 2023 on Penn State’s University Park Campus. This was class twenty-six of the Fall 2023 semester. Join Office Hours every Wednesday at 3pm ET.https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Jul 23, 2025 • 1h 12min
25SU Class #14: When Things Fall Apart | Leaving Afghanistan | Taliban Takeover
Welcome to the fourteenth class of the Summer 2025 semester of SOC 119. This is the original live stream, which was streamed on Thursday, February, 2023 on Penn State's University Park Campus.. This was class ten of the Spring 2023 semester.Join Office Hours every Wednesday at 3pm ET.https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
