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SOC 119
by L7 Productions
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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Fairness in Formal Education | 26FA Class #04 Full Lecture
Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
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Chinese Automobile Manufacturing is Coming to America | 26FA Office Hours #02
Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
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Being a Woman in a 'Red Pill' World | 26FA Class #03 Full Lecture
This is a continuation of the previous class about being a "man" in the 2020s. What does it look like from the other sex's perspective?Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
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What Does It Mean To Be a Man Today? | The "Red Pill" Discussion | 26FA Class #02 Full Lecture
Sam invites some men up to talk about what it is like to be a man in the world in the year 2026.Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
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Curiosity Matters More Than "Knowing" the "Answer" | Foundation of Sociology | 26FA Office Hours #01
Sam received an email from a viewer with some questions, so Sam invited Jesse onto Office Hours to chat.Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
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Speaking Arabic & Korean for the First Time | 26FA Class #01 Full Lecture
Sam goes over a lot of information about the course and his expectations for the students. He talks about the podcast and informs the class about the live stream. To end the class, Sam invites two students that attempt to learn a new language.Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
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Penn State Professor Responds to Cocaine Bust | 26SU Office Hours #15
Final Office Hours of the Summer 2026 SemesterLearn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
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Sociology Professor Explores Downtown Los Angeles | Koreatown | 26SU Office Hours #14
Sam is in Koreatown, Los Angeles to film a bunch of content for his second channel. While he's there, he does Office Hours exploring the city.Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
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Dr. Sam Richards, the Politician | 26SU Office Hours #13
Sam hosts Office Hours by himself. Excuse his peanut eating while he talks about some interesting news stories from this week.Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
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Rolling Back LGBTQ Power | Queer Inclusion in American Society | 26SU Class #22
Sam invites three students who identify within the LGBT community (or have family members in the community) to talk about queer inclusion in American society during the Trump Administration.Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
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Students Reveal What They Really Think About Cheating | 26SU Class #21
Sam asks students about their perspectives on using AI while in college. Do they consider it cheating?Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
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Paying our Debts | Life in Prison | Criminal Justice | 26SU Class #20
Sam invites Irvin Moore, a former lifer and convicted killer, who's sentence was shortened after decades of becoming a new person. Is that possible? Should he have stayed in jail? What does our society say?Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
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30 YEAR OLD DATA in Project 2025?! | Sex Education in Trump's America | 26SU Office Hours #12
Sam reads a news story and decides to dive deeper.Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
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The Problem with Bad Bunny | Latin Influence in America | 26SU Class #19
Sam invites a number of Hispanic students to talk about their cultural impact on the United States. This happened after the NFL announced Bad Bunny would be at the Superbowl halftime show.Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
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How Accurate Are Our Stereotypes About Whiteness? | 26SU Class #18
Sam invites an African male student to ask him about the White volunteers. What generalizations could he pick up on?Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
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Generalization vs. Reality | Indian Students Set the Record Straight | 26SU Class #17
Sam invites an African American female student to talk about the Indian volunteer students about their culture. What generalization does she bring up?Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
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Fifty Shades of Africans | 26SU Class #16
Sam invites a white female student up and asks her to talk about the African volunteers. What generalizations can she pick up on?Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
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Biggest Problem in America: Trans People Going to the Bathroom | 26SU Office Hours #11
Sam reads through an article about an anti-trans bill and then compares that story to other stories happening around the world (most in the world of war and finance).Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
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Campus Conservatives | College Student Perspective | 26SU Class #15
Sam invites students that identify as conservative and asks them to have a conversation about being a political minority on a college campus in America today.Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
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One Policeman's Story | Mental Health in Policing | An Open Discussion | 26SU Class #14
This is a "CLASSIC" lecture. Sam invites Joe Ivankay, a former LASPD officer to class to talk about the day that changed his life forever.Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
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Iranian Students Thoughtful Insights About Living in Iran | 26SU Class #13
Sam invites international students from Iran to talk about their culture and lives in a nation the United States has started a war with.Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
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Unfocusing | Israel and Palestine Conflict | University Class Live Q&A | 26SU Class #12
This "CLASSIC" lecture happened right after the October 7th terrorist attacks in Israel. Sam invites students to ask him questions about the conflict.Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
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Sociology Professor Defines Socialism | 26SU Office Hours #10
Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
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Only 2%! | How Do People Become Extremists? | Political Violence | 26SU Class #11
Sam invites three guests that lived through civil conflict: Northern Ireland, Iraq, South Africa and Colombia.Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
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A Live Experiment in Empathy with Basim Razzo | The Uncounted | Iraq | 26SU Class #10
This is the first ever "CLASSIC" Lecture. Sam invites a good friend to come to the classroom to talk about how the United States military impacted his life.Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
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What Happens Next? | Discussion on Political Violence & Terrorism | 26SU Class #9
This lecture happened the day after political commentator Charlie Kirk was assassinated. Students are invited to the front of the room to talk about their thoughts and feelings about the assassination.Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
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When Does Empathy Go Too Far? | Conversation about Radical Empathy | 26SU Office Hours #9
A woman randomly saw Sam's Ted Talk and wanted to talk to him. Funny thing: She had never heard of SOC 119 before coming onto the stream. She just knew Sam's Ted Talk! Fascinating!Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
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Podcast Exclusive Episode | 26SU Office Hours #8
Sam's internet and computer were struggling, so he turned off the camera and just talked. So, the video is unlisted on YouTube and only available on Spotify & Apple Podcasts (and anywhere else podcasts are available).Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
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Native Ways of Knowledge | Native American Thought Experiments | 26SU Class #8
Sam is not in this lecture (the only one for the Summer). Instead, his boss DJ and her husband Ammon are in charge of the class to talk about Native American Ways of Knowledge. This is considered a "CLASSIC" Lecture.
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Can People of Color Be Racist? | Shifting Our Attention | Racism Test | 26SU Class #7
Sam invites a number of students to talk to them about racism in the United States today. What do we talk about? What do we miss in the conversation?Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
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Checking (Out) Your Privilege | White Privilege Conversation | 26SU Class #6
Another "CLASSIC" Lecture of SOC 119. This one a group of students talk about privilege in the United States. Who has privilege? Does having white skin automatically give you privilege?Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
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Those Black Devils | Alternative American Racial History | 26SU Class #5
This is another "CLASSIC" Lecture of SOC 119. Sam invites two African American students and two White Americans to the front of the room - then he does a role reversal of American history. How does this change your perspective?Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
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Birth Rates, Trigger Warnings, and the Future of Universities | 26SU Office Hours #7
The new summer semester has started. Sam comes back and streamed on his own after two groups of students met him on campus to talk about a wide range of issues.Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
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We're All Snowflakes Now | Free Speech Discussion | 26SU Class #4
In this lecture, Sam asks a bunch of students about free speech and their perspectives on hate speech.Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
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Choice and Chance | Understanding Basics of Sociology | 26SU Class #3
This is the first "CLASSIC" lecture of the Summer 2026 semester. This lecture is maybe one of the most important lessons to learn within the world of Sociology.Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
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What's the Problem? | 26SU Class #2
Welcome to the second lecture of the Summer 2026 semester. This again is a combination of two semesters of classes. Sam asks students about topics or issues that are important to them.Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
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Welcome to SOC 119 | The Goal of the Class | First Case Studies | 26SU Class #1
Welcome to the first class of the SOC 119 Summer 2026 semester. This lecture has two semesters combined together. Sam goes over the goal of SOC 119, then two case studies.Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
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New to the Class? Start Here! | 26SU Introduction Video
Sam welcome the summer course with an intro video going over the basics.Class #1's podcast will upload tonight at 6pm.Classes will be uploaded Tuesday-Friday this week, Monday-Thursday most weeks.Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
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Married Professors DEBATE TRUTH about News & Society | 26SU Office Hours #6
Sam and Laurie drive through Ohio and talk about their perspective on the news, and what to focus on. After responding to some comments, Sam and Laurie enter Michigan and talk about their... interesting... billboards.Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
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The Slow Death of America with Author Shawn Ray | 26SU Office Hours #5
Sam interviews author Shawn Ray about the Slow Death of America and his other books.Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
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Do We Actually NEED Voter ID Laws?! | 26SU Office Hours #4
Sam talks to chat about a variety of topics including Voter ID Laws and taxation.Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
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College Professor Gives Relationship Advice | 26SU Office Hours #3
Sam sits down and talks a lot about his relationship with Laurie and people ask for some advice.Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
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Why Sociology is Broken: A Candid Critique | Guest: Dr. Dan O'Connell | 26SU Office Hours #2
Sam invites an old friend to join the stream!Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
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Deportations Are HURTING the American Economy?! | Professor Using AI?! | 26SU Office Hours #1
Sam is back all by himself (with Jeff running the stream). He shares a few articles he found interesting: Mostly about economics and sociology.Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
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How to Get Students to Think Critically | Sam Richards' Advice to Teachers | 26SP Office Hours #18
Sam and Alijah talk until Jeff's computer crashes (twice). Sam then takes over and streams from his home office.Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
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Students Ask Sam Some Final Questions | Is the World Going to End? | 26SP Class #29 Full Lecture
For the final class of the semester, Sam allowed students to come up to the front to ask him questions.Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
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Critiquing Our Nation | Morality on the International Stage | 26SP Class #28 Full Lecture
Sam got an email from an Indian High School student that asked him an interesting question. So Sam asked her to join class and ask four college students her question.Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
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We're MISSING THE POINT About the War with Iran | 26SP Office Hours #17
Sam and Alijah break down a number of topics including the Iranian War, taxation on the rich, and who we should be mad at.Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
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When Two Worlds Collide | The Sociology of Culture Clash | 26SP Class #27 Full Lecture
Sam invites students to the front of class who live in multi-cultural families.Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
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Life After Death | Sociology of Death & Dying | 26SP Class #26 Full Lecture
Sam invites five students up to talk about death.Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
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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.
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