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SOC 119 episodes
- 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
58 min - Connected to My Nation | 24FA Class #18
Class 17 was an exam and the students watched an interview Sam and Laurie did in Korea this summer.
This class, Sam invites students to come up and talk about what connects them to their nation. A ton of students come to the front to share their perspectives.
Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/live
What live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
58 min - How Much is Enough? | 24FA Class #16
While Sam is in Korea, Laurie and Irv take over the classroom. This is a continuation of the previous semester. If you didn't listen, we highly recommend you do in order to know who Irvin Moore is.
Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/live
What live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
57 min - Victims and Offenders | 24FA Class #15
Sam is joined by Irvin Moore, an old friend of Sam and Laurie who was in prison in Pennsylvania for most of his life. He's out and tells his story to anyone who hears so others don't make the same mistakes that he did.
This lecture is originally from the Fall 2023 semester.
Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/live
What live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
1 hr 8 min - November 5th | 24FA Class #14
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
1 hr 3 min - Are We Doing The Best We Can? | 24FA Class #13
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
1 hr 4 min - An Everyday Moral Crisis | 24FA Class #12
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
1 hr 5 min - The Quest: A Conversation with Venezuelans in Bogotá | 24FA Class #11
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!
21 min - Puertorriqueños | 24FA Class #10
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
1 hr 5 min - Subjectifying | 24FA Class #9
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
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About SOC 119
From the publisher's feed
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.