'Professor: Apologize for Your Generation' #SOC119

This is a short segment from SOC 119, an introductory class on race and culture that is taught by Dr. Sam Richards at Penn State University. Today's video comes from the twentieth class of the Spring 2024 semester. The original live stream took place on Thursday, March 21, 2024. The full lecture live stream is available here:

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Timestamps:
00:00 Preview
01:14 Thought Systems
03:28 World Police
05:08 Gen*cide and Apartheid
08:30 Reaching Peace
11:57 Loneliness and Social Media
13:31 Apologize

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#SocialMedia #AMA #War

[jenniferpearce]

Never apologize for something you personally didn't do. No generation owes another an apology. That's BS

[John-vxlt]

We can't apologize for history, my God

[DustyBottoms-fg]

I would’ve spun the question and asked her, “ are you ready to apologize to the future generation for your behavior right now?”

[bradfordcoffinger]

Never apologize and never explain yourself. It makes you look weak. - John Wayne

[StJames-iunr]

So many students on their phones, unable or unwilling to concentrate enough to develop critical thinking skills.

[Jdigger]

A third of the students just zoning out on their phones... way better orator than I, would request all on phones to leave, wasting seats

[arnaldobellucci]

Youth is really the age of cluelessness.

[eric]

Social media makes depression worse because it’s not real connections. It also presents a very false sense of reality

[rwest]

Boomers might owe you an apology for your ignorance.

[Razear]

I'm an atheist and used to think that we'd be better off without organized religion, but it's actually the rise of secularism that's causing a lot of the problems that plagues the West. People lack meaning and purpose without religion's imposition of a moral foundation. Instead of worshipping God, we're now worshipping our hedonistic impulses, and there's never been an easier time to do that than in the 21st century. Moral relativism deteriorates the social fabric by diverging our shared values.

Every generation has its problems, but this is the most privileged time in human history. We all have access to endless information on our phones, there's an abundance of food, and there's a million and one ways that we can entertain ourselves. Gratitude is somehow never factored into discussions like this.

[chrisbabbitt]

People need to start comparing today's homes to what generations ago actually called a home. The cause for the housing crisis has to do with massive regulation and today's expectation of what a home should be compared to what a home was a few generations ago.

[BirdDogey]

One of the stupidest things you can say is to blame "organized religions" for all the wars. Which religion? When? Why? How about unorganized religion because that is secular society. Richards is right on this point.

[johncox]

Conflict is necessary for growth. The real issue is how we express conflict upon the world.

[zizendorf]

Jeffrey! This is Nuts! I attended this class. I have notes. And I don't believe I attended to one iota of this film collage! Wow! Focused and stunning! Great job everybody!!

[deezJ]

My sociology teacher Mrs. Edwards said the more advanced we have gotten the less we are able to interact and communicate with one another. The family bond is broken.

[TheBerik]

@Sam
As a SOC professor you should tell kids that religion is a cult, that doesn't allow any free thoughts.
Strange that sometimes you go really soft

[bigwilson]

Why doesn't professor enforce student rules and decorum? Student having side conversations, giggling, on their phone, spread out all over thier seats, yawning, hiding under hoodies, mocking. The professor is assuming an overly casual demeanor, which allows the students to "let it all hang out". callling his students "dude" and" and "bro". We need professors like in "The Paper Chase" (John Housman)

[georgiivanovkodinov]

Wow. So much BS... Is this really University?

[Red-smcl]

We tried not to be involved during wwii and that didn't turn out very well

[tedtalksrock]

Prof Dude is not Boomer. Gen X is 1960-1981. Just look at his affect and his language brooo. Even the cadence of the way he speaks and the earring… lol. He is SOOOO early stage Gen X