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
Democracy May Not Exist, but We'll Miss It When It's Gone
Politics
Philosophy
History
Privacy is Power
Why and How You Should Take Back Control of Your Data
Technology
Politics
Sociology
The End of Gender
Debunking the Myths about Sex and Identity in Our Society
Science
Politics
Psychology
The Silo Effect
The Peril of Expertise and the Promise of Breaking Down Barriers
Business
Management
Leadership
Theories, Predictions, and Diagnoses
Part Two from What the Dog Saw
Psychology
Business
Self Help
The Narcissism Epidemic
Living in the Age of Entitlement
Psychology
Sociology
Cultural
The Happiness Industry
How the Government and Big Business Sold Us Well-Being
Psychology
Politics
Sociology
Nice Racism
How Progressive White People Perpetuate Racial Harm
Race
Social Justice
Anti Racist
Pendulum
How Past Generations Shape Our Present and Predict Our Future: PDF Included
History
Politics
Sociology
The Science of Fear
Why We Fear the Things We Shouldn't--and Put Ourselves in Greater Danger
Psychology
Science
Politics
Swearing Is Good for You
The Amazing Science of Bad Language
Science
Psychology
Language
Before You Know It
The Unconscious Reasons We Do What We Do
Psychology
Science
Self Help
Homelessness Is a Housing Problem
How Structural Factors Explain U.S. Patterns
Politics
Sociology
Urbanism
How Pleasure Works
The New Science of Why We Like What We Like
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
Cringeworthy
A Theory of Awkwardness
Psychology
Self Help
Sociology
Doppelganger
A Trip into the Mirror World
Politics
Memoir
Sociology
Reclaiming Conversation
The Power of Talk in a Digital Age
Psychology
Technology
Communication
The Glass Cage
How Our Computers Are Changing Us
Technology
Science
Psychology
Men and Marriage
Marriage
Cultural
Politics
Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism
Economics
Politics
Sociology
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
Upheaval
Turning Points for Nations in Crisis
History
Politics
Science
Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World
Politics
History
Economics
Cows, Pigs, Wars, and Witches
The Riddles of Culture
Anthropology
History
Sociology
Virtual Society
The Metaverse and the New Frontiers of Human Experience
Technology
Sociology
Science
Liberty
Incorporating Four Essays on Liberty
Philosophy
Politics
Essays
Moral Combat
Why the War on Violent Video Games Is Wrong
Psychology
Video Games
Sociology
Propaganda
The Formation of Men's Attitudes
Philosophy
Politics
Psychology
Insane
America's Criminal Treatment of Mental Illness
Mental Health
Psychology
History
Resilience
Why Things Bounce Back
Psychology
Business
Science
The Price of Admission
How America's Ruling Class Buys Its Way into Elite Colleges -- and Who Gets Left Outside the Gates
Education
Politics
Sociology
Science Fictions
Science
Psychology
Philosophy
The Quick Fix
Why Fad Psychology Can't Cure Our Social Ills
Psychology
Science
Sociology
Democracy
The God That Failed
Politics
Philosophy
Economics
Why the Germans Do it Better
Notes from a Grown-Up Country
History
Politics
Germany
Lectures on the Will to Know
Lectures at the Collège de France, 1970-1971, & Oedipal Knowledge
Philosophy
Politics
France
The New Human Rights Movement
Reinventing the Economy to End Oppression
Politics
Economics
Philosophy
Caste
The Origins of Our Discontents
History
Race
Social Justice
The Price of Civilization
Politics
Economics
History
Culture Jam
How to Reverse America's Suicidal Consumer Binge - and Why We Must
Politics
Sociology
Economics
Overbooked
The Exploding Business of Travel and Tourism
Travel
Economics
Business
In Defense of a Liberal Education
Education
Philosophy
Politics
Public Relations
Psychology
Politics
Philosophy
Radical Technologies
The Design of Everyday Life
Technology
Design
Politics
Multicultural Citizenship
A Liberal Theory of Minority Rights
Philosophy
Politics
Political Science
Poor Economics
A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty
Economics
Politics
Business
Why Women Are Poorer Than Men and What We Can Do About It
Feminism
Womens
Gender
So You Want to Talk About Race
Race
Social Justice
Anti Racist
The Power of Strangers
The Benefits of Connecting in a Suspicious World
Psychology
Self Help
Sociology
Twitter and Tear Gas
The Power and Fragility of Networked Protest
Politics
Technology
Sociology
