Sociology
Our social world shapes everything from how we think and behave to how we build our communities and technologies. These thought-provoking works examine human nature, cultural shifts, and the hidden patterns that drive our increasingly complex society.
Sociology Book Summaries
The Upswing
How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again
Politics
History
Sociology
The Upswing
How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again
Politics
History
Sociology
Selfless
The Social Creation of “You”
Psychology
Philosophy
Sociology
Selfless
The Social Creation of “You”
Psychology
Philosophy
Sociology
What Is Populism?
Politics
Philosophy
History
What Is Populism?
Politics
Philosophy
History
A Generation of Sociopaths
How the Baby Boomers Betrayed America
Politics
History
Sociology
A Generation of Sociopaths
How the Baby Boomers Betrayed America
Politics
History
Sociology
Pendulum
How Past Generations Shape Our Present and Predict Our Future: PDF Included
History
Politics
Sociology
Pendulum
How Past Generations Shape Our Present and Predict Our Future: PDF Included
History
Politics
Sociology
Conformity
The Power of Social Influences
Psychology
Sociology
Politics
Conformity
The Power of Social Influences
Psychology
Sociology
Politics
The News
A User's Manual
Philosophy
Journalism
Politics
The News
A User's Manual
Philosophy
Journalism
Politics
Revolutionary Wealth
How It Will Be Created and How It Will Change Our Lives
Economics
Business
Sociology
Revolutionary Wealth
How It Will Be Created and How It Will Change Our Lives
Economics
Business
Sociology
Hidden Games
The Surprising Power of Game Theory to Explain Irrational Human Behavior
Economics
Psychology
Science
Hidden Games
The Surprising Power of Game Theory to Explain Irrational Human Behavior
Economics
Psychology
Science
Woke Racism
How a New Religion Has Betrayed Black America
Politics
Race
Sociology
Woke Racism
How a New Religion Has Betrayed Black America
Politics
Race
Sociology
Terror, Love and Brainwashing
Attachment in Cults and Totalitarian Systems
Psychology
Cults
Politics
Terror, Love and Brainwashing
Attachment in Cults and Totalitarian Systems
Psychology
Cults
Politics
In Defense of a Liberal Education
Education
Philosophy
Politics
In Defense of a Liberal Education
Education
Philosophy
Politics
Hope for Cynics
The Surprising Science of Human Goodness
Psychology
Self Help
Science
Hope for Cynics
The Surprising Science of Human Goodness
Psychology
Self Help
Science
Shop Class as Soulcraft
An Inquiry into the Value of Work
Philosophy
Education
Self Help
Shop Class as Soulcraft
An Inquiry into the Value of Work
Philosophy
Education
Self Help
Why Men Fight
Why Men Fight
Philosophy
History
Politics
Why Men Fight
Why Men Fight
Philosophy
History
Politics
The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity
Philosophy
Psychology
Humor
The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity
Philosophy
Psychology
Humor
The Hidden Brain
How Our Unconscious Minds Elect Presidents, Control Markets, Wage Wars, and Save Our Lives
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
The Hidden Brain
How Our Unconscious Minds Elect Presidents, Control Markets, Wage Wars, and Save Our Lives
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
Fix the System, Not the Women
Feminism
Politics
Womens
Fix the System, Not the Women
Feminism
Politics
Womens
The Silo Effect
The Peril of Expertise and the Promise of Breaking Down Barriers
Business
Management
Leadership
The Silo Effect
The Peril of Expertise and the Promise of Breaking Down Barriers
Business
Management
Leadership
Friends
Understanding the Power of our Most Important Relationships
Psychology
Relationships
Science
Friends
Understanding the Power of our Most Important Relationships
Psychology
Relationships
Science
Criminal (In)Justice
What the Push for Decarceration and Depolicing Gets Wrong and Who It Hurts Most
Politics
Sociology
Law
Criminal (In)Justice
What the Push for Decarceration and Depolicing Gets Wrong and Who It Hurts Most
Politics
Sociology
Law
Winners Take All
The Elite Charade of Changing the World
Politics
Economics
Business
Winners Take All
The Elite Charade of Changing the World
Politics
Economics
Business
The Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority
Politics
Philosophy
History
The Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority
Politics
Philosophy
History
Redirect
The Surprising New Science of Psychological Change
Psychology
Science
Self Help
Redirect
The Surprising New Science of Psychological Change
Psychology
Science
Self Help
War and Peace and War
The Rise and Fall of Empires
History
Politics
War
War and Peace and War
The Rise and Fall of Empires
History
Politics
War
The Teachers
A Year Inside America's Most Vulnerable, Important Profession
Education
Teaching
Sociology
The Teachers
A Year Inside America's Most Vulnerable, Important Profession
Education
Teaching
Sociology
Totalitarianism
Part Three of the Origins of the Totalitarism
Politics
History
Philosophy
Totalitarianism
Part Three of the Origins of the Totalitarism
Politics
History
Philosophy
Beauty Sick
How the Cultural Obsession with Appearance Hurts Girls and Women
Feminism
Psychology
Self Help
Beauty Sick
How the Cultural Obsession with Appearance Hurts Girls and Women
Feminism
Psychology
Self Help
Poverty Safari
Understanding the Anger of Britain's Underclass
Politics
Memoir
Sociology
Poverty Safari
Understanding the Anger of Britain's Underclass
Politics
Memoir
Sociology
Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism
And Other Arguments for Economic Independence
Feminism
Politics
History
Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism
And Other Arguments for Economic Independence
Feminism
Politics
History
Everything Bad is Good for You
How Today's Popular Culture Is Actually Making Us Smarter
Sociology
Psychology
Cultural
Everything Bad is Good for You
How Today's Popular Culture Is Actually Making Us Smarter
Sociology
Psychology
Cultural
Free Speech
Ten Principles for a Connected World
Politics
Philosophy
Law
Free Speech
Ten Principles for a Connected World
Politics
Philosophy
Law
Citizens
Why the Key to Fixing Everything is All of Us
Politics
Sociology
Society
Citizens
Why the Key to Fixing Everything is All of Us
Politics
Sociology
Society
The Closing of the American Mind
Philosophy
Education
Politics
The Closing of the American Mind
Philosophy
Education
Politics
The Sum of Us
What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together
Race
History
Politics
The Sum of Us
What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together
Race
History
Politics
Brandwashed
Tricks Companies Use to Manipulate Our Minds and Persuade Us to Buy
Business
Psychology
Economics
Brandwashed
Tricks Companies Use to Manipulate Our Minds and Persuade Us to Buy
Business
Psychology
Economics
The New Urban Crisis
How Our Cities Are Increasing Inequality, Deepening Segregation, and Failing the Middle Class—and What We Can Do About It
Urban Planning
Urbanism
Politics
The New Urban Crisis
How Our Cities Are Increasing Inequality, Deepening Segregation, and Failing the Middle Class—and What We Can Do About It
Urban Planning
Urbanism
Politics
The Disappearance of Rituals
A Topology of the Present
Philosophy
Sociology
Psychology
The Disappearance of Rituals
A Topology of the Present
Philosophy
Sociology
Psychology
Orientalism
History
Philosophy
Politics
Orientalism
History
Philosophy
Politics
The Life You Can Save
Acting Now to End World Poverty
Philosophy
Politics
Economics
The Life You Can Save
Acting Now to End World Poverty
Philosophy
Politics
Economics
Conscience
The Origins of Moral Intuition
Philosophy
Science
Psychology
Conscience
The Origins of Moral Intuition
Philosophy
Science
Psychology
You Are Not a Gadget
Technology
Philosophy
Science
You Are Not a Gadget
Technology
Philosophy
Science
The End of Gender
Debunking the Myths about Sex and Identity in Our Society
Science
Politics
Psychology
The End of Gender
Debunking the Myths about Sex and Identity in Our Society
Science
Politics
Psychology
Outcasts United
The Story of a Refugee Soccer Team That Changed a Town
Sports
Book Club
Soccer
Outcasts United
The Story of a Refugee Soccer Team That Changed a Town
Sports
Book Club
Soccer
Design for a Better World
Meaningful, Sustainable, Humanity Centered
Design
Sustainability
Environment
Design for a Better World
Meaningful, Sustainable, Humanity Centered
Design
Sustainability
Environment
Diffusion of Innovations
Business
Sociology
Science
Diffusion of Innovations
Business
Sociology
Science
The Reactionary Mind
Conservatism from Edmund Burke to Sarah Palin
Politics
History
Philosophy
The Reactionary Mind
Conservatism from Edmund Burke to Sarah Palin
Politics
History
Philosophy
Weapons of Mass Instruction
A Schoolteacher's Journey Through The Dark World of Compulsory Schooling
Education
Parenting
Politics
Weapons of Mass Instruction
A Schoolteacher's Journey Through The Dark World of Compulsory Schooling
Education
Parenting
Politics
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The Folly of Technological Solutionism
Technology
Politics
Philosophy
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The Folly of Technological Solutionism
Technology
Politics
Philosophy
Before You Know It
The Unconscious Reasons We Do What We Do
Psychology
Science
Self Help
Before You Know It
The Unconscious Reasons We Do What We Do
Psychology
Science
Self Help
