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- The Lost Generation | 24FA Class #28
Sam starts class with inviting Colin up to talk about religious beliefs, the LGBT community and hatred. Afterwards, Sam invites three student volunteers, Brett, Ajani, and Lily, to talk about Gen Z and how "triggered" they really are about most issues in society today.
Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/live
What live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
1 hr 2 min - Rainbow Life | 24FA Class #27
Sam invites three sets of volunteers to talk about different aspects of life around the queer community. Callie talks about her experience growing up with four moms. Allison and Akhirah express their thoughts on the growing population of LGBT individuals. Finally, Sam brings up two "dudes", Max and Asher to talk about how straight men view homosexuality in 2024.
Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/live
What live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
1 hr 1 min - Checking (Out) Your Privilege | 24FA Class #26
This lecture took place on Tuesday, January 24, 2023 and has quickly become one of the most popular SOC 119 Lectures ever.
Sam invites two student volunteers, one mixed (black and Ashkenazi) and one Indian (West Bengal), to assist him in asking questions to three white American students about white privilege. This is not an all encompassing conversation, just 68 minutes of a conversation beginning.
Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/live
What live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
54 min - A Live Experiment in Empathy with Basim Razzo | 24FA Class #25
During a lecture in the Fall 2017 semester, SOC 119 students were moved by Basim's story of tragedy and overcoming hate with empathy. They asked if SOC 119 could bring him to the United States to share his message. On Tuesday, April 10, 2018, that became a reality.
This is Sam's favorite lecture he's ever done.
Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/live
What live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
1 hr 10 min - Defining Cool | 24FA Class #24
The first half of the class Sam talks to Maureen and Chris, two black students and asks them about the American cultural phenomenon of parts of black culture become modern slang, music tastes, and fashion.
The second half Sam invites Professor Yoon as well as Ji Sung and David, three Koreans to talk about how Korea has been creating cool over the past several decades.
Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/live
What live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
56 min - Understanding Cool | 24FA Class #23
Sam along with two students volunteers listen as three groups of two students explain what is and isn't "cool" in their communities. The communities include Indonesia, Rural America and Ukraine, and Mixed Raced Culture.
Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/live
What live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
57 min - Under the Watchful Eye | 24FA Class #22
Sam invites five international students -- Yusuf from Kuwait, Dela from Iran, Dima from Saudi Arabia, Ziad from Egypt, and Zuling from China -- and invites them into a conversation about freedom, government trust and censorship.
Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/live
What live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
59 min - Some Thoughts on the 2024 US Election | 24FA Class #21
Sam invites students to ask him questions about the 2024 Presidential Election the day of the Election. This was live streamed a few hours before polls closed and therefore no one knew who won at the time of the recording.
Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/live
What live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
53 min - Losing Our Country | 24FA Class #20
Sam invites three students from different parts of the world that all practice Islam. They have a conversation about Islam, radicalism, and misconceptions.
Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/live
What live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
58 min - The Most Important Issue | 24FA Class #19
Sam invites students to talk about one of the most important issues facing American voters going into the 2024 Presidential Election - Immigration.
Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/live
What live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
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About 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.