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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Dec 19, 2024 • 58min
24FA Class #20: Losing Our Country
Sam invites three students from different parts of the world that all practice Islam. They have a conversation about Islam, radicalism, and misconceptions.
Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/live
What live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Nov 1, 2024 • 57min
24FA Class #19: The Most Important Issue
Sam invites students to talk about one of the most important issues facing American voters going into the 2024 Presidential Election - Immigration.
Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/live
What live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Oct 31, 2024 • 57min
24FA Class #18: Connected to My Nation
Class 17 was an exam and the students watched an interview Sam and Laurie did in Korea this summer.
This class, Sam invites students to come up and talk about what connects them to their nation. A ton of students come to the front to share their perspectives.
Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/live
What live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Oct 22, 2024 • 56min
24FA Class #16: How Much is Enough?
While Sam is in Korea, Laurie and Irv take over the classroom. This is a continuation of the previous semester. If you didn't listen, we highly recommend you do in order to know who Irvin Moore is.
Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/live
What live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Oct 17, 2024 • 1h 8min
24FA Class #15: Victims and Offenders
Sam is joined by Irvin Moore, an old friend of Sam and Laurie who was in prison in Pennsylvania for most of his life. He's out and tells his story to anyone who hears so others don't make the same mistakes that he did.
This lecture is originally from the Fall 2023 semester.
Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/live
What live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Oct 16, 2024 • 1h 3min
24FA Class #14: November 5th
Sam and Laurie are joined by Frank from the Turkish English News Channel TRT to talk to students about the 2024 Presidential Election. Student volunteers as well as students in the class participate in a conversation about voting patterns, demographics, and the things we don't normally see in the media.
Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/live
What live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Oct 15, 2024 • 1h 3min
24FA Class #13: Are We Doing The Best We Can?
Sam and a few student volunteers have a conversation about the climate. Are students thinking about? What is the most important issues that connect (and don't connect) to climate change? Do they have hope for a better world?
Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/live
What live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Oct 14, 2024 • 1h 5min
24FA Class #12: An Everyday Moral Crisis
Sam invites Indian and Indian American students to the front of the class to talk about poverty, wealth, and the Caste System in India.
Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/live
What live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Oct 2, 2024 • 21min
24FA Class #11: The Quest: A Conversation with Venezuelans in Bogotá
The students have their first exam of the semester, so that means the class is going to be short.
Sam is in Colombia and jumps into a Zoom call with Yuli (also in Colombia) and two Venezuelan refugees now living in the neighboring country of Colombia.
Sam and Yuli ask David and Lucha questions about their trip, why they left their home, and what they want to do in the future.
This podcast is in Spanish and English - translations from student volunteers!
Sep 28, 2024 • 1h 5min
24FA Class #10 : Puertorriqueños
Sam invites six Puerto Rican students to come to the front of the classroom to talk about their family, their lives, and their culture. What do Americans not understand about our fellow American citizens?
Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/live
What live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
