SOC 119

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!

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/live⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠What live on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live

Sam and Laurie invited two students, Matthew and Gavin, to come to the front and talk about their lives. Students (and the YouTube Live Stream Chat) ask questions throughout the class, whenever a good question came to mind.Learn more about the class: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.soc119.org/live⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠What live on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live

Sam invites African students to come down to the front of the classroom to talk about their experience in the United States. Do Africans and African-Americans have similar culture? What are some differences between these groups of people? Learn more about the class: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.soc119.org/live⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠What live on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live

While Class #6 was happening, the live stream chat had a few people say that social inequality is largely influenced by our genetics. Humans of different racial groups act in different ways because of their genetics.Sam invites student volunteers to come down and discuss what they've heard, and Sam tries to provide some things to keep in mind when having these discussions.Learn more about the class: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.soc119.org/live⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠What live on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live

Laurie inspired Sam to have this class based on a conversation she was having the day before when she said, "I just want fairness!" What does that look like with a society focused on DEI[B]?Learn more about the class: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.soc119.org/live⁠⁠⁠⁠What live on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live

Sam continues the conversation based on the information from the previous class (Class #4). Where does Equity come into play?Learn more about the class: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.soc119.org/live⁠⁠⁠What live on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live

Sam is joined by four student volunteers and they talk about DEI: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (and Belonging). What are the good things, what are the bad things, will we ever go back to not focusing on diversity?Learn more about the class: ⁠⁠https://www.soc119.org/live⁠⁠What live on YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live

Sam, being inspired from a question Tyler asked during Class #2 (The Whites), decided to ask a group of students about the importance of "Black Pride". Sam also introduces his wife, Dr. Laurie Mulvey to the class, and gets some interesting questions from her throughout the class.Learn more about the class: ⁠https://www.soc119.org/live⁠What live on YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live

Sam invites five student volunteers to the front of the room, an African American female, an Asian American male, an Indian (international student) female, a white male, and a white female.The students talk about what they think of when they hear "white people x". They talk about white privilege, white Americans, non-American white people, and white culture. Finally, Sam and the students are asked questions from the class as well as the live stream chat.Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWhat live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live