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.

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24FA Class #4: What's up with DEI?

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

Sep 09, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 2024Ep. 4

24FA Class #3: Black Pride

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

Sep 04, 2024•59 min•Season 2024Ep. 3

24FA Class #2: The Whites

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....

Aug 31, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 2024Ep. 2

24FA Class #1: Entering the 5th Dimension

The first class is all about Sam laying the foundation for the rest of the semester. He does this on the first day by opening up about his life and time as a Professor. He also goes over some of the basic information about the course. Sam transitions to introducing some of the staff of SOC 119 and for the first time ever, Sam talks about the live stream in detail with the students. Finally, the first case study happens with three male student volunteers. One from Kuwait, another from Korea, and ...

Aug 28, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Season 2024Ep. 1

Sam's Teaching

Sam is joined by his wife, and Director of World in Conversation, Dr. Laurie Mulvey, for an hour long conversation about Sam, his teaching, and how SOC 119 has evolved over the past three decades. ---- Contact us, all info is on our website: ⁠http://soc119.org/ All music came from YouTube's Audio Library, no songs require labeling. Copyright 2023 SOC 119 Stream Team Edited and Produced by Hamill Media, LLC. Podcasts

Dec 20, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 2023Ep. 1

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