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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Jul 8, 2025 • 57min
25SU Class #6: Those Black Devils | Alternative American Racial History
Welcome to the sixth class of the Summer 2025 semester of SOC 119. This video was originally streamed on Thursday, January 25, 2018 on Penn State’s University Park Campus. This was class six of the Spring 2018 semester. This version is a reupload for class nine of the Fall 2023 semester.Join Office Hours every Wednesday at 3pm ET.https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Jul 7, 2025 • 1h 3min
25SU Class #5: Let's Talk About Skin | Race and Discrimination in America
Welcome to the fifth class of the Summer 2025 semester of SOC 119. This is the original live stream, which was streamed on Thursday, January 12, 2023 on Penn State's University Park Campus. It was class two of the Spring 2023 semester.Join Office Hours every Wednesday at 3pm ET.https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Jul 4, 2025 • 1h 18min
25SU Office Hours #7: Analysis of Trump's Big Beautiful Bill | Tax Cuts & Government Spending
Sam and Alijah jump onto the stream and talk about the Trump Administration's "Big Beautiful Bill" and what it could mean for Americans and the International Community. Where are the tax cuts going to impact the economy the most? Where does it make sense to change our spending habits? What does this look like, historically?Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Jul 3, 2025 • 1h 3min
25SU Class #4: Choice and Chance | Understanding Basics of Sociology
Welcome to the fourth class of the Summer 2025 semester of SOC 119. This video was originally streamed on Tuesday, March 19, 2019 on Penn State’s University Park Campus. It was class nineteen of the Spring 2019 semester. Join Office Hours every Wednesday at 3pm ET.https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Jul 2, 2025 • 1h 3min
25SU Class #3: Who's Getting Offended? | Woke Ideology & Narrative
Welcome to the third class of the Summer 2025 semester of SOC 119. This is the original live stream, which was streamed on Tuesday, August 30, 2022 on Penn State's University Park Campus. It was class three of the Fall 2022 semester.Join Office Hours every Wednesday at 3pm ET.https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Jul 1, 2025 • 1h 4min
25SU Class #2: What's the Problem?
Welcome to the second class of the Summer 2025 semester of SOC 119. This class has moments from two different lectures. The older lecture was live streamed on Thursday, August 31, 2023 and the newer lecture was live streamed on Thursday, January 11, 2024. Both lectures were live streamed on Penn State’s University Park Campus.Join Office Hours every Wednesday at 3pm ET.https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Jun 30, 2025 • 1h 3min
25SU Class #1: Welcome to SOC 119 | The Goal of the Class | First Case Studies
Welcome to the first class of the Summer 2025 semester of SOC 119. This class has moments from two different lectures that were live streamed five years apart. Both lectures were class one for their respective semesters. The older lecture was live streamed on Tuesday, January 8, 2019 and the newer lecture was live streamed on Tuesday, January 9, 2024. Both lectures were streamed on Penn State’s University Park Campus.Join Office Hours every Wednesday at 3pm ET.https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Jun 27, 2025 • 8min
25SU Class #0: Jeff & Sam's Intro to the Summer Course | Episodes Coming Out Monday - Friday
The summer course officially begins next week! Monday-Thursday for the next six weeks, classic SOC 119 classes will be making their way onto the podcast. Jeff starts out with specific information for the podcast community, and then Sam addresses the class, regardless of how you tune into class.Join Office Hours every Wednesday at 3pm ET.https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Jun 26, 2025 • 1h 30min
25SU Office Hours #6: Trump's Response to Iran | Risk of Nuclear War | Future of AI
Sam is slowly becoming a full time streamer bro. Jeff had a dentist appointment availability open up and took it -- he missed another episode (or most of it). Sam and Alijah talk about Trump's handling of the Iranian conflict with the U.S. and Israel, talked about the threats and response to Nuclear war, and finished up the stream answering questions from the chat about conflict as well as an exploration through Sam's self-deprecating humor.Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Jun 23, 2025 • 1h 28min
25SU Office Hours #5: Harms from Political Unrest | Sam's Project in Iran | Distrust in Science
Sam and Alijah are on their own - Jeff is on vacation this week and did not produce the stream. Sam and Alijah look at the current political climate and what's happening around the world. From the war in Israel and Iran, to talking about religious beliefs and taking questions from the chat, No matter what the topic was, the conversation flows like butter.Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
