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Sociology Book Summaries

Before You Know It
by John A. Bargh • 2017
The Unconscious Reasons We Do What We Do
4.02
1k+
Psychology
Science
Self Help
Before You Know It Summary
Before You Know It
The Unconscious Reasons We Do What We Do
by John A. Bargh 2017 354 pages
4.02
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
Grown Up Digital
by Don Tapscott • 2008
How the Net Generation is Changing Your World
3.80
1k+
Technology
Education
Business
Grown Up Digital Summary
Grown Up Digital
How the Net Generation is Changing Your World
by Don Tapscott 2008 384 pages
3.80
1k+ ratings
Technology
Education
Business
Seduction
by Rachel O'Neill • 2018
Men, Masculinity and Mediated Intimacy
4.59
41
Feminism
Sociology
Relationships
Seduction Summary
Seduction
Men, Masculinity and Mediated Intimacy
by Rachel O'Neill 2018 256 pages
4.59
41 ratings
Feminism
Sociology
Relationships
Public Relations
by Edward L. Bernays • 1952
3.98
175
Psychology
Politics
Business
Public Relations Summary
Public Relations
by Edward L. Bernays 1952 374 pages
3.98
175 ratings
Psychology
Politics
Business
Criminology
by Tim Newburn • 2018
A Very Short Introduction
3.84
151
Sociology
Crime
Psychology
Criminology Summary
Criminology
A Very Short Introduction
by Tim Newburn 2018 160 pages
3.84
151 ratings
Sociology
Crime
Psychology
Upheaval
by Jared Diamond • 2019
Turning Points for Nations in Crisis
3.90
11k+
History
Politics
Science
Upheaval Summary
Upheaval
Turning Points for Nations in Crisis
by Jared Diamond 2019 575 pages
3.90
11k+ ratings
History
Politics
Science
Overbooked
by Elizabeth Becker • 2013
The Exploding Business of Travel and Tourism
3.80
500+
Travel
Economics
Business
Overbooked Summary
Overbooked
The Exploding Business of Travel and Tourism
by Elizabeth Becker 2013 464 pages
3.80
500+ ratings
Travel
Economics
Business
The Glass Cage
by Nicholas Carr • 2014
Automation and Us
3.75
2k+
Technology
Science
Psychology
The Glass Cage Summary
The Glass Cage
Automation and Us
by Nicholas Carr 2014 288 pages
3.75
2k+ ratings
Technology
Science
Psychology
Who Stole the American Dream?
by Hedrick Smith • 2012
4.19
500+
Politics
Economics
History
Who Stole the American Dream? Summary
Who Stole the American Dream?
by Hedrick Smith 2012 624 pages
4.19
500+ ratings
Politics
Economics
History
Thick
by Tressie McMillan Cottom • 2019
And Other Essays
4.43
18k+
Essays
Feminism
Race
Thick Summary
Thick
And Other Essays
by Tressie McMillan Cottom 2019 248 pages
4.43
18k+ ratings
Essays
Feminism
Race
The Geopolitics of Emotion
by Dominique Moïsi • 2008
How Cultures of Fear, Humiliation, and Hope are Reshaping the World
3.65
500+
Politics
Psychology
Political Science
The Geopolitics of Emotion Summary
The Geopolitics of Emotion
How Cultures of Fear, Humiliation, and Hope are Reshaping the World
by Dominique Moïsi 2008 176 pages
3.65
500+ ratings
Politics
Psychology
Political Science
Cultures and Organizations
by Geert Hofstede • 1993
Software of the Mind - Intercultural Cooperation and Its Importance for Survival
4.11
1k+
Business
Cultural
Psychology
Cultures and Organizations Summary
Cultures and Organizations
Software of the Mind - Intercultural Cooperation and Its Importance for Survival
by Geert Hofstede 1993 575 pages
4.11
1k+ ratings
Business
Cultural
Psychology
Reclaiming Conversation
by Sherry Turkle • 2015
The Power of Talk in a Digital Age
3.80
5k+
Psychology
Technology
Communication
Reclaiming Conversation Summary
Reclaiming Conversation
The Power of Talk in a Digital Age
by Sherry Turkle 2015 448 pages
3.80
5k+ ratings
Psychology
Technology
Communication
Main Currents Of Marxism
by Leszek Kołakowski • 2005
The Founders, The Golden Age, The Breakdown
4.25
455
Philosophy
Politics
History
Main Currents Of Marxism Summary
Main Currents Of Marxism
The Founders, The Golden Age, The Breakdown
by Leszek Kołakowski 2005 1284 pages
4.25
455 ratings
Philosophy
Politics
History
Trouble in Paradise
by Slavoj Žižek • 2014
From the End of History to the End of Capitalism
3.73
1k+
Philosophy
Politics
Sociology
Trouble in Paradise Summary
Trouble in Paradise
From the End of History to the End of Capitalism
by Slavoj Žižek 2014 272 pages
3.73
1k+ ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Sociology
Six Degrees
by Duncan J. Watts • 2003
The Science of a Connected Age
3.90
1k+
Science
Sociology
Mathematics
Six Degrees Summary
Six Degrees
The Science of a Connected Age
by Duncan J. Watts 2003 384 pages
3.90
1k+ ratings
Science
Sociology
Mathematics
Political Tribes
by Amy Chua • 2018
Group Instinct and the Fate of Nations
4.20
4k+
Politics
History
Psychology
Political Tribes Summary
Political Tribes
Group Instinct and the Fate of Nations
by Amy Chua 2018 293 pages
4.20
4k+ ratings
Politics
History
Psychology
The World Until Yesterday
by Jared Diamond • 2012
What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies?
3.78
11k+
History
Anthropology
Science
The World Until Yesterday Summary
The World Until Yesterday
What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies?
by Jared Diamond 2012 512 pages
3.78
11k+ ratings
History
Anthropology
Science
Teaching as a Subversive Activity
by Neil Postman • 1969
4.21
1k+
Education
Teaching
Philosophy
Teaching as a Subversive Activity Summary
Teaching as a Subversive Activity
by Neil Postman 1969 240 pages
4.21
1k+ ratings
Education
Teaching
Philosophy
Sociology
by Steve Bruce • 2000
A Very Short Introduction
3.38
500+
Sociology
Science
Social Science
Sociology Summary
Sociology
A Very Short Introduction
by Steve Bruce 2000 128 pages
3.38
500+ ratings
Sociology
Science
Social Science
Theories of International Relations
by Andrew Linklater • 1996
3.89
444
International Relations
Politics
Political Science
Theories of International Relations Summary
Theories of International Relations
by Andrew Linklater 1996 310 pages
3.89
444 ratings
International Relations
Politics
Political Science
An Immigrant's Love Letter to the West
by Konstantin Kisin • 2022
4.24
1k+
Politics
History
Biography
An Immigrant's Love Letter to the West Summary
An Immigrant's Love Letter to the West
by Konstantin Kisin 2022 208 pages
4.24
1k+ ratings
Politics
History
Biography
Mix It Up
by David Grazian • 2010
Popular Culture, Mass Media, and Society
3.52
107
Sociology
History
School
Mix It Up Summary
Mix It Up
Popular Culture, Mass Media, and Society
by David Grazian 2010 256 pages
3.52
107 ratings
Sociology
History
School
The Climate of History in a Planetary Age
by Dipesh Chakrabarty • 2021
3.68
142
History
Climate Change
Philosophy
The Climate of History in a Planetary Age Summary
The Climate of History in a Planetary Age
by Dipesh Chakrabarty 2021 292 pages
3.68
142 ratings
History
Climate Change
Philosophy
Stolen Pride
by Arlie Russell Hochschild • 2024
Loss, Shame, and the Rise of the Right
4.02
1k+
Politics
Sociology
History
Stolen Pride Summary
Stolen Pride
Loss, Shame, and the Rise of the Right
by Arlie Russell Hochschild 2024 400 pages
4.02
1k+ ratings
Politics
Sociology
History
The Constitution of Liberty
by Friedrich A. Hayek • 1978
4.16
2k+
Economics
Philosophy
Politics
The Constitution of Liberty Summary
The Constitution of Liberty
by Friedrich A. Hayek 1978 580 pages
4.16
2k+ ratings
Economics
Philosophy
Politics
Faster
by James Gleick • 1999
The Acceleration of Just About Everything
3.52
1k+
Science
Technology
Psychology
Faster Summary
Faster
The Acceleration of Just About Everything
by James Gleick 1999 330 pages
3.52
1k+ ratings
Science
Technology
Psychology
The Power of Bad
by John Tierney • 2019
How the Negativity Effect Rules Us and How We Can Rule It
3.86
1k+
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
The Power of Bad Summary
The Power of Bad
How the Negativity Effect Rules Us and How We Can Rule It
by John Tierney 2019 335 pages
3.86
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
How Pleasure Works
by Paul Bloom • 2010
The New Science of Why We Like What We Like
3.71
3k+
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
How Pleasure Works Summary
How Pleasure Works
The New Science of Why We Like What We Like
by Paul Bloom 2010 302 pages
3.71
3k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
Theories, Predictions, and Diagnoses
by Malcolm Gladwell • 2009
Part Two from What the Dog Saw
3.99
1k+
Psychology
Business
Self Help
Theories, Predictions, and Diagnoses Summary
Theories, Predictions, and Diagnoses
Part Two from What the Dog Saw
by Malcolm Gladwell 2009 120 pages
3.99
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Business
Self Help
The Trouble with Diversity
by Walter Benn Michaels • 2006
How We Learned to Love Identity and Ignore Inequality
3.59
500+
Politics
Sociology
Race
The Trouble with Diversity Summary
The Trouble with Diversity
How We Learned to Love Identity and Ignore Inequality
by Walter Benn Michaels 2006 256 pages
3.59
500+ ratings
Politics
Sociology
Race
The Art of Community
by Charles H. Vogl • 2016
Seven Principles for Belonging
3.68
1k+
Business
Self Help
Leadership
The Art of Community Summary
The Art of Community
Seven Principles for Belonging
by Charles H. Vogl 2016 216 pages
3.68
1k+ ratings
Business
Self Help
Leadership
The German Ideology / Theses on Feuerbach / Introduction to the Critique of Political Economy
by Karl Marx • 1846
4.13
5k+
Philosophy
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Theory
The German Ideology / Theses on Feuerbach / Introduction to the Critique of Political Economy Summary
The German Ideology / Theses on Feuerbach / Introduction to the Critique of Political Economy
by Karl Marx 1846 584 pages
4.13
5k+ ratings
Philosophy
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Theory
Chavs
by Owen Jones • 2011
The Demonization of the Working Class
4.08
10k+
Politics
Sociology
History
Chavs Summary
Chavs
The Demonization of the Working Class
by Owen Jones 2011 256 pages
4.08
10k+ ratings
Politics
Sociology
History
Superclass
by David Rothkopf • 2008
The Global Power Elite and the World They Are Making
3.57
487
Politics
Economics
Business
Superclass Summary
Superclass
The Global Power Elite and the World They Are Making
by David Rothkopf 2008 400 pages
3.57
487 ratings
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Economics
Business
Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism
by Anne Case • 2020
3.81
2k+
Economics
Politics
Sociology
Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism Summary
Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism
by Anne Case 2020 288 pages
3.81
2k+ ratings
Economics
Politics
Sociology
Coming of Age in Samoa
by Margaret Mead • 1928
A Psychological Study of Primitive Youth for Western Civilisation
3.55
3k+
Anthropology
Psychology
Sociology
Coming of Age in Samoa Summary
Coming of Age in Samoa
A Psychological Study of Primitive Youth for Western Civilisation
by Margaret Mead 1928 223 pages
3.55
3k+ ratings
Anthropology
Psychology
Sociology
Why We Can't Afford the Rich
by Andrew Sayer • 2014
4.02
149
Economics
Politics
Society
Why We Can't Afford the Rich Summary
Why We Can't Afford the Rich
by Andrew Sayer 2014
4.02
149 ratings
Economics
Politics
Society
X Saves the World
by Jeff Gordinier • 2008
How Generation X Got the Shaft but Can Still Keep Everything from Sucking
3.45
500+
History
Sociology
Pop Culture
X Saves the World Summary
X Saves the World
How Generation X Got the Shaft but Can Still Keep Everything from Sucking
by Jeff Gordinier 2008 224 pages
3.45
500+ ratings
History
Sociology
Pop Culture
Spent
by Geoffrey Miller • 2009
Sex, Evolution, and Consumer Behavior
3.85
1k+
Psychology
Science
Business
Spent Summary
Spent
Sex, Evolution, and Consumer Behavior
by Geoffrey Miller 2009 384 pages
3.85
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Business
The Heart of Man
by Erich Fromm • 1964
Its Genius for Good and Evil
4.05
1k+
Psychology
Philosophy
Psychoanalysis
The Heart of Man Summary
The Heart of Man
Its Genius for Good and Evil
by Erich Fromm 1964 144 pages
4.05
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Psychoanalysis
After Capitalism
by David Schweickart • 2002
3.98
250
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Politics
Philosophy
After Capitalism Summary
After Capitalism
by David Schweickart 2002 224 pages
3.98
250 ratings
Economics
Politics
Philosophy
Here Comes Everybody
by Clay Shirky • 2008
The Power of Organizing Without Organizations
3.78
7k+
Business
Technology
Sociology
Here Comes Everybody Summary
Here Comes Everybody
The Power of Organizing Without Organizations
by Clay Shirky 2008 348 pages
3.78
7k+ ratings
Business
Technology
Sociology
Popular
by Mitch Prinstein • 2017
The Power of Likability in a Status-Obsessed World
3.67
1k+
Psychology
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Sociology
Popular Summary
Popular
The Power of Likability in a Status-Obsessed World
by Mitch Prinstein 2017 288 pages
3.67
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Sociology
American Girls
by Nancy Jo Sales • 2016
Social Media and the Secret Lives of Teenagers
3.60
2k+
Parenting
Sociology
Feminism
American Girls Summary
American Girls
Social Media and the Secret Lives of Teenagers
by Nancy Jo Sales 2016 418 pages
3.60
2k+ ratings
Parenting
Sociology
Feminism
Sex by Numbers
by David Spiegelhalter • 2015
What Statistics Can Tell Us About Sexual Behaviour
3.84
213
Science
Psychology
Sexuality
Sex by Numbers Summary
Sex by Numbers
What Statistics Can Tell Us About Sexual Behaviour
by David Spiegelhalter 2015 369 pages
3.84
213 ratings
Science
Psychology
Sexuality
Conquests and Cultures
by Thomas Sowell • 1998
An International History
4.44
500+
History
Economics
Politics
Conquests and Cultures Summary
Conquests and Cultures
An International History
by Thomas Sowell 1998 512 pages
4.44
500+ ratings
History
Economics
Politics
Broken Code
by Jeff Horwitz • 2023
Inside Facebook and the Fight to Expose Its Harmful Secrets
3.88
500+
Technology
Business
Politics
Broken Code Summary
Broken Code
Inside Facebook and the Fight to Expose Its Harmful Secrets
by Jeff Horwitz 2023 528 pages
3.88
500+ ratings
Technology
Business
Politics
Because Internet
by Gretchen McCulloch • 2019
Understanding the New Rules of Language
4.04
12k+
Linguistics
Language
Science
Because Internet Summary
Because Internet
Understanding the New Rules of Language
by Gretchen McCulloch 2019 273 pages
4.04
12k+ ratings
Linguistics
Language
Science
Race Marxism
by James Lindsay • 2022
The Truth About Critical Race Theory and Praxis
4.23
364
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Philosophy
Sociology
Race Marxism Summary
Race Marxism
The Truth About Critical Race Theory and Praxis
by James Lindsay 2022 357 pages
4.23
364 ratings
Politics
Philosophy
Sociology
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