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 Book of Learning and Forgetting
Education
Psychology
Sociology
American Marxism
Politics
History
Philosophy
The Polymath
A Cultural History from Leonardo da Vinci to Susan Sontag
History
Biography
Science
Superclass
The Global Power Elite and the World They Are Making
Politics
Economics
Business
Private Government
How Employers Rule Our Lives
Philosophy
Politics
Economics
The Red Web
The Struggle Between Russia's Digital Dictators and the New Online Revolutionaries
Politics
Russia
History
The Next America
Boomers, Millennials, and the Looming Generational Showdown
Politics
Sociology
Economics
The Perfect Swarm
The Science of Complexity in Everyday Life
Science
Psychology
Sociology
Demystifying Islam
Tackling the Tough Questions
Religion
Islam
Sociology
The Information Diet
A Case for Conscious Consumption
Psychology
Technology
Self Help
The Closing of the American Mind
Philosophy
Education
Politics
Why We Elect Narcissists and Sociopaths―and How We Can Stop
Politics
Psychology
Sociology
الذرة الاجتماعية
لماذا يزداد الأثرياء ثراءً والفقراء فقرًا؟
Sociology
Psychology
Politics
Join the Club
How Peer Pressure Can Transform the World
Sociology
Psychology
Politics
Progress - Ten Reasons to Look Forward to the Future
Economics
History
Politics
The Outsider
Philosophy
Psychology
Sociology
New Power
How Power Works in Our Hyperconnected World—and How to Make It Work for You
Business
Politics
Leadership
Sex Matters
How Modern Feminism Lost Touch with Science, Love, and Common Sense
Feminism
Sociology
Politics
Capital City
Gentrification and the Real Estate State
Politics
Urban Planning
Economics
The Almost Nearly Perfect People
Behind the Myth of the Scandinavian Utopia
Travel
History
Politics
The Velvet Rope Economy
How Inequality Became Big Business
Economics
Business
Sociology
Liars and Outliers
Enabling the Trust that Society Needs to Thrive
Sociology
Psychology
Science
The Tyranny of Experts
Economists, Dictators, and the Forgotten Rights of the Poor
Economics
Politics
History
The Two Cultures
Science
Philosophy
History
How to Be Less Stupid About Race
On Racism, White Supremacy, and the Racial Divide
Race
Anti Racist
Social Justice
The Myth of Race
The Troubling Persistence of an Unscientific Idea
History
Race
Science
Municipal Dreams
The Rise and Fall of Council Housing
History
Politics
Architecture
The Language Puzzle
Piecing Together the Six-Million-Year Story of How Words Evolved
History
Linguistics
Language
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The Folly of Technological Solutionism
Technology
Philosophy
Politics
Nation of Rebels
Why Counterculture Became Consumer Culture
Politics
Sociology
Philosophy
The Unschooled Mind
How Children Think And How Schools Should Teach
Education
Psychology
Parenting
Lectures on the History of Political Philosophy
Philosophy
Politics
History
Why We Make Mistakes
How We Look Without Seeing, Forget Things in Seconds, and Are All Pretty Sure We Are Way Above Average
Psychology
Science
Self Help
Criminology For Dummies
Reference
Crime
Science
Testosterone Rex
Myths of Sex, Science, and Society
Science
Feminism
Psychology
Attack from Within
How Disinformation Is Sabotaging America
Politics
History
Sociology
The Aristocracy of Talent
How Meritocracy Made the Modern World
History
Politics
Economics
A Bigger Prize
When No One Wins Unless Everyone Wins
Business
Sociology
Self Help
A Pelican Introduction
Social Class in the 21st Century
Sociology
Politics
Economics
The Years That Matter Most
How College Makes or Breaks Us
Education
Sociology
College
The Color of Money
Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap
History
Race
Economics
The Age of Dignity
Preparing for the Elder Boom in a Changing America
Economics
Social Work
Sociology
The Natashas
Inside the New Global Sex Trade
True Crime
Feminism
Sociology
In Search of Deeper Learning
The Quest to Remake the American High School
Education
Teaching
School
Values, Voice and Virtue
The New British Politics
Politics
History
Economics
Hate Inc.
Why Today's Media Makes Us Despise One Another
Politics
Journalism
History
How Change Happens
Why Some Social Movements Succeed While Others Don't
Politics
Social Change
Sociology
Cities
The First 6,000 Years
History
Archaeology
Cities
Quarterlife Crisis
The Unique Challenges of Life in Your Twenties
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
mental floss presents Condensed Knowledge
A Deliciously Irreverent Guide to Feeling Smart Again
Reference
Trivia
Humor
