SOC 119
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.
Latest episodes
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
Sep 27, 2024 • 1h 3min
24FA Class #9: Subjectifying
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/live
What live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Sep 26, 2024 • 59min
24FA Class #8: The Africans
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/live
What live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Sep 25, 2024 • 57min
24FA Class #7: Genetics and Social Inequality
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/live
What live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Sep 18, 2024 • 1h 6min
24FA Class #6: I Just Want Fairness!
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/live
What live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Sep 17, 2024 • 1h 2min
24FA Class #5: Some Truth (and Lies) About Inequality
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/live
What live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
