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 25, 2025 • 1h 50min
Sam's Experience with a Contra in the 1980s | Big Beautiful Bill | RIP Ozzy | 25SU Office Hours #10
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
Soldiers and Cops | Public Narratives | A Deep Conversation | 25SU Class #15
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
When Things Fall Apart | Leaving Afghanistan | Taliban Takeover | 25SU Class #14
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
Jul 22, 2025 • 1h 13min
A Live Experiment in Empathy | Story of Basim Razzo | Iraqi Victim of War | 25SU Class #13
We highly recommend you watch Sam's Ted Talk: "A Radical Experiment in Empathy" before listening to this episode. Read more about Basim's Story in the New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/11/16/magazine/uncounted-civilian-casualties-iraq-airstrikes.htmlWelcome to the thirteenth class of the Summer 2025 semester of SOC 119. The video was originally streamed on Tuesday, April 10, 2018. This was class twenty-five 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 21, 2025 • 1h 12min
Unfocusing | Israel and Palestine Conflict | Q&A | 25SU Class #12
Welcome to class twelve of the Summer 2025 semester of SOC 119. This is the original live stream, which was streamed on Thursday, October 12, 2023 on Penn State's University Park Campus. It was class sixteen of the Fall 2023 semester.Join Office Hours every Wednesday at 3pm ET.https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Jul 18, 2025 • 1h 27min
Make America Grate Again | The Epstein Files & Tax Cuts | 25SU Office Hours #9
Sam and Alijah meet up on Wednesday to talk about the current events happening around the U.S. and the world today. The topics generally revolve around Donald Trump and the Epstein Files, as expected, however, they also move onto other topics including the Big Beautiful Bill. Finally, Sam and Alijah tackle the question, "Did God put Trump in power?"Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Jul 16, 2025 • 1h 4min
Goes Both Ways | BLM & J6 Protests | 25SU Class #11
Welcome to class eleven of the Summer 2025 semester of SOC 119. This is the original live stream, which was streamed on Tuesday, January 23, 2024 on Penn State's University Park Campus. It was class five of the Spring 2024 semester.Join Office Hours every Wednesday at 3pm ET.https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Jul 15, 2025 • 1h 10min
Our Bounded Choices | Conversation with a Former Lifer | 25SU Class #10
Welcome to class ten of the Summer 2025 semester of SOC 119. This is the original live stream, which was streamed on Thursday, March 31, 2022 on Penn State's University Park Campus. It was class twenty-two of the Spring 2022 semester.Join Office Hours every Wednesday at 3pm ET.https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Jul 14, 2025 • 1h 1min
We're In This Together | Modern Day Slavery | 25SU Class #9
Around two minutes into the lecture, there is a video that is referenced. Go to https://www.soc119.org/video to watch the video.Welcome to class nine of the Summer 2025 semester of SOC 119. This is the original live stream, which was streamed on Tuesday, November 10, 2020 on Penn State's University Park Campus. It was class twenty-three of the Fall 2020 semester.Join Office Hours every Wednesday at 3pm ET.https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Jul 11, 2025 • 1h 44min
Floods in Texas | Trust in Government | Sam the Drummer | 25SU Office Hours #8
This week's office hours, Sam and Alijah jump on and talk about: 1. Sam's recent golf trips with his nephew (Laurie has deemed Sam's nephew his brother). 2. Flooding that happened in Texas this past week. 3. A conversation about "Mean" Comedy. and 4. Sam's Alternative Life as a Rock Star Drummer. Of course these are only a few things that they talked about.Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
