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 21, 2024 • 59min
Under the Watchful Eye | 24FA Class #22
Sam invites five international students -- Yusuf from Kuwait, Dela from Iran, Dima from Saudi Arabia, Ziad from Egypt, and Zuling from China -- and invites them into a conversation about freedom, government trust and censorship.Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWhat live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Dec 20, 2024 • 53min
Some Thoughts on the 2024 US Election | 24FA Class #21
Sam invites students to ask him questions about the 2024 Presidential Election the day of the Election. This was live streamed a few hours before polls closed and therefore no one knew who won at the time of the recording.Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWhat live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Dec 19, 2024 • 58min
Losing Our Country | 24FA Class #20
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/liveWhat live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Nov 1, 2024 • 57min
The Most Important Issue | 24FA Class #19
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/liveWhat live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Oct 31, 2024 • 57min
Connected to My Nation | 24FA Class #18
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/liveWhat live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Oct 22, 2024 • 56min
How Much is Enough? | 24FA Class #16
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/liveWhat live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Oct 17, 2024 • 1h 8min
Victims and Offenders | 24FA Class #15
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/liveWhat live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Oct 16, 2024 • 1h 3min
November 5th | 24FA Class #14
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/liveWhat live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Oct 15, 2024 • 1h 3min
Are We Doing The Best We Can? | 24FA Class #13
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/liveWhat live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Oct 14, 2024 • 1h 5min
An Everyday Moral Crisis | 24FA Class #12
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/liveWhat live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
