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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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The Problem with Bad Bunny | Latin Influence in America | 25FA Class #15 Full Lecture 16.10.2025 1:05:37
Sam invites three student volunteers to the front of the room to talk about Bad Bunny, the Super Bowl Halftime show, and cultural inclusion of different groups. Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/live Watch live on YouTube: ...
The Migrants | Illegal Immigration | Assimilation to a New Culture | 25FA Class #14 10.10.2025 1:08:11
Sam invites three students to the front of the room and Mr. Rashidi who became a refugee after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. The four of them share their experiences with people in their lives who immigrated to other countries. Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/live...
More Thoughts about Campus Conservatives | Answering Chat Questions | 25FA Office Hours #7 09.10.2025 2:11:50
Sam and Alijah reflect on the previous class about Conservative students with taking a bunch of questions from the live chat. Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/live Watch live on YouTube: ...
Campus Conservatives | College Student Perspective | 25FA Class #13 08.10.2025 1:10:42
This class, Sam invites four students up to the front that identify as "Conservatives". Sam talk to them about that and how they view higher education and the culture they live in. Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/live Watch live on YouTube: ...
Discrimination 2025 | Discrimination in America | Narrative and Reality | 25FA Class #12 04.10.2025 1:08:31
Sam invites three students to the front of the room to talk about discrimination in the United States and around the world in 2025. How do we know when it's discrimination? What are the trends? Is it happening a lot? It is happening at all? Sam attempts to answer some of these questions. Learn more about the class: https://www.soc...
What Happens After Conflict? | Neo-Nazi March in America? | Polling Bias | 25FA Office Hours #6 03.10.2025 1:49:59
Sam and Alijah have a conversation before answering a series of questions from the live stream chat sent in over the past week. Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/live Watch live on YouTube: ...
Only Two Percent! | How Do People Become Extremists? | Political Violence | 25FA Class #11 02.10.2025 1:09:12
This class, Sam invites four special guests to talk about their experiences with political unrest and violence. What is it like to have a life under conflict? Guests: David from Northern Ireland, Susan from South Africa, Basim from Iraq, and Yuli from Colombia. Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/live...
We're All Snowflakes Now | Free Speech Discussion | 25FA Class #10 29.09.2025 1:07:01
Sam invites two students to talk about hate speech, free speech, and being "snowflakes". Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/live Watch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/liv...
A Typical Professor | Cancel Culture | Guest Dr. Katherine Grasso | 25FA Office Hours #5 28.09.2025 2:15:17
Sam is joined by a fellow professor, Dr. Katherine Grasso to talk about their experiences and the current climate of academia. Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/live Watch live on YouTube: ...
Checking In | Q&A with Dr. Sam Richards | Professor AMA | 25FA Class #9 27.09.2025 31:06
Before the students take their first exam, Sam invites the class to ask him questions about the topics they have gone through this semester. Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/live Watch live on YouTube: ...
My Choice? My Life? | Free Will vs. Determinism | Guest: Will Smart | 25FA Class #8 25.09.2025 1:09:57
Former Penn State student and World in Conversation trained facilitator joins Sam to talk about the most important lesson of Sociology: Free Will and Determinism / Choice and Chance / The Invisible Strings and Reactions. Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/live...
Implicate Biases | Respecting Your Elders | Questions from the Stream | 25FA Office Hours #4 19.09.2025 1:55:31
Sam and Alijah jump onto the stream and talk about the implicate biases they have been noticing in society more today. Around the halfway point, Jeff moves the conversation towards answering questions that have been sent into the live chat over the past week. Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/live...
750,0000 | Misconceptions on Crimes | A Global Discussion | 25FA Class #7 17.09.2025 1:07:32
Sam brings four students down to the front of the room from different places in the world to talk to them about crime in their part of the world. Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/live Watch live on YouTube: ...
What Happens Next? | Discussion on Political Violence & Terrorism | 25FA Class #6 16.09.2025 1:09:49
This class happened on Thursday, September 11, 2025 -- the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. It was also one day after the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Sam starts with a short introduction followed by a long discussion with students where he asks, "What's next for the United States?" Learn more about the class: https:/...
Is Healthcare a Human Right? | Charlie Kirk Breaking News | Class 5 Comments | 25FA Office Hours #3 15.09.2025 1:51:11
This live stream happened at 3pm ET on Wednesday, September 10, 2025. Right before we went live, we received word that Charlie Kirk was shot. We still had no information about anything at this time. Sam, not wanting to share potential misinformation, decided to talk about other things, in addition to his initial thoughts on the breaking news. Learn more about the class: ...
Are Conservatives Able To Speak In Your Class? | Reviewing Weeks 1 & 2 | 25FA Office Hours #2 12.09.2025 1:58:45
Last week Sam was in Chicago and was not able to live stream Office Hours. This week, we decided to stream Monday thur Thursday. In today's Office Hours, Sam reviews the first two weeks of the semester by taking all the questions that were asked in the live stream chat or the YouTube comment section. Learn more about the class: https:/...
Death of DEI? | Previous Semester Lecture | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion in Trump's America | 25FA Class #4 05.09.2025 1:05:36
This is a class originally from the Spring 2025 semester. Sam talks to students about the new changes to DEI that the Trump Administration wants to get rid of. Do these changes make sense? Are they worth changing? Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/live Watch...
Fahrenheit 119 | What Can We NOT Talk About? | American University Class Culture | 25FA Class #3 03.09.2025 1:01:20
Sam starts this semester asking students, "What are we not allowed to talk about?" Three student volunteers are up front to provide their insight and about halfway through the class, students in their seats add their own perspectives to the conversations. Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/live...
Are Universities Ideologically Captured? with Dr. Peter Boghossian | 25FA Office Hours #1 30.08.2025 1:29:45
Sam invites former Portland State University professor, Peter Boghossian onto Office Hours to talk about "truth" on College campuses in America today. The guys share stories of their experiences and ask each other questions. This is a great Office Hours Podcast episode. Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/live...
MAGA | Asking College Students about MAGA and Donald Trump | 25FA Class #2 29.08.2025 1:09:54
Sam invites three students to come to the front to talk about their thoughts on MAGA and Donald Trump. WE APOLOGIZE for the echo. We think we found the solution after class ended. Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/live Watch live on YouTube: ...
Sam's 43rd Year of Teaching | First Case Study: "Find Someone Who..." | 25FA Class #1 28.08.2025 1:09:02
Sam starts his 43rd year of teaching with a standard introduction of himself, the class, and a case study. Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/live Watch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/liv...
Tour of Bogotá, Colombia | Talking to Venezuelan Refugees | Life in Colombia | 25SU Office Hours #14 22.08.2025 1:55:03
Sam joins the stream from Bogotá, Colombia. Alijah joins the stream from his office at Penn State. The two explore the psychology of fear and undermining communities with inaccurate stereotypes. Sam puts his money where his mouth is and takes us on a tour of a nearby park where he talks to locals, meets two Venezuelan refugees, and sonders his way through the city. Learn more about the class: ...
Live from the Classroom | A Really Difficult Summer | What is a "Teacher"? | 25SU Office Hours #13 19.08.2025 1:19:17
Sam and Alijah meet in person in the empty Thomas Building, Room 100 to have a different form of Office Hours. They talk about a wide range of issues, but do circle back to talking about multiple religious perspectives and how people find value in each one. There are audio issues for the first 5 minutes, and sometimes the audio cuts off because of the gate on the microphones. We tried to boost the...
Can You Trust Wikipedia? | Talking to a Wikipedia Editor | News Coverage | 25SU Office Hours #12 11.08.2025 1:53:11
Sam is solo this week as Alijah went on vacation this week. The first hour is Sam's opportunity to share the news stories that are most interesting to him. The second half, Sam invites Jay, a Wikipedia Editor to talk about the website, finding truth, and the fights that happen over facts. Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/li...
Protecting the Children | LGBT Identity | 25SU Class #22 06.08.2025 1:09:53
Welcome to the twenty-second class of the Summer 2025 semester of SOC 119. This is the original live stream, which was streamed on Tuesday, March 28, 2023 on Penn State’s University Park Campus. This was class twenty-one of the Spring 2023 semester. Join Office Hours every Wednesday at 3pm ET. https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
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