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
Language City
The Fight to Preserve Endangered Mother Tongues in New York
Language
Linguistics
History
Language City
The Fight to Preserve Endangered Mother Tongues in New York
Language
Linguistics
History
The New Human Rights Movement
Reinventing the Economy to End Oppression
Politics
Economics
Philosophy
The New Human Rights Movement
Reinventing the Economy to End Oppression
Politics
Economics
Philosophy
No Shame in My Game
The Working Poor in America
Sociology
Poverty
Economics
No Shame in My Game
The Working Poor in America
Sociology
Poverty
Economics
Power Systems
Conversations on Global Democratic Uprisings and the New Challenges to U.S. Empire
Politics
History
Philosophy
Power Systems
Conversations on Global Democratic Uprisings and the New Challenges to U.S. Empire
Politics
History
Philosophy
The Myth of Race
The Troubling Persistence of an Unscientific Idea
History
Race
Science
The Myth of Race
The Troubling Persistence of an Unscientific Idea
History
Race
Science
Anger
The Misunderstood Emotion
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Anger
The Misunderstood Emotion
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Linked
The New Science Of Networks
Science
Business
Sociology
Linked
The New Science Of Networks
Science
Business
Sociology
I Got Schooled
The Unlikely Story of How a Moonlighting Movie Maker Learned the Five Keys to Closing America's Education Gap
Education
Teaching
Sociology
I Got Schooled
The Unlikely Story of How a Moonlighting Movie Maker Learned the Five Keys to Closing America's Education Gap
Education
Teaching
Sociology
National Populism
The Revolt Against Liberal Democracy
Politics
Political Science
History
National Populism
The Revolt Against Liberal Democracy
Politics
Political Science
History
The Coming of Neo-Feudalism
A Warning to the Global Middle Class
Politics
Economics
History
The Coming of Neo-Feudalism
A Warning to the Global Middle Class
Politics
Economics
History
Inventing the Future
Postcapitalism and a World Without Work
Politics
Economics
Philosophy
Inventing the Future
Postcapitalism and a World Without Work
Politics
Economics
Philosophy
Power, Politics and Culture
Interviews With Edward W. Said
Politics
Philosophy
History
Power, Politics and Culture
Interviews With Edward W. Said
Politics
Philosophy
History
Good Reasonable People
The Psychology Behind America's Dangerous Divide
Politics
Psychology
History
Good Reasonable People
The Psychology Behind America's Dangerous Divide
Politics
Psychology
History
Success and Luck
Good Fortune and the Myth of Meritocracy
Economics
Politics
Psychology
Success and Luck
Good Fortune and the Myth of Meritocracy
Economics
Politics
Psychology
BoyMom
Reimagining Boyhood in the Age of Impossible Masculinity
Parenting
Feminism
Self Help
BoyMom
Reimagining Boyhood in the Age of Impossible Masculinity
Parenting
Feminism
Self Help
Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism
Feminism
Politics
History
Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism
Feminism
Politics
History
The Quiet Damage
QAnon and the Destruction of the American Family
Politics
History
Psychology
The Quiet Damage
QAnon and the Destruction of the American Family
Politics
History
Psychology
Free Speech
A Very Short Introduction
Philosophy
Politics
Sociology
Free Speech
A Very Short Introduction
Philosophy
Politics
Sociology
New Power
How Anyone Can Persuade, Mobilize, and Succeed in Our Chaotic, Connected Age
Business
Politics
Leadership
New Power
How Anyone Can Persuade, Mobilize, and Succeed in Our Chaotic, Connected Age
Business
Politics
Leadership
The Sirens' Call
How Attention Became the World's Most Endangered Resource
Politics
Psychology
Technology
The Sirens' Call
How Attention Became the World's Most Endangered Resource
Politics
Psychology
Technology
Our Culture, What's Left of It
The Mandarins and the Masses
Politics
Essays
Philosophy
Our Culture, What's Left of It
The Mandarins and the Masses
Politics
Essays
Philosophy
Capital City
Gentrification and the Real Estate State
Politics
Urban Planning
Economics
Capital City
Gentrification and the Real Estate State
Politics
Urban Planning
Economics
The Socialist Manifesto
The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality
Politics
Economics
History
The Socialist Manifesto
The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality
Politics
Economics
History
Bobos in Paradise
The New Upper Class and How They Got There
Sociology
Politics
History
Bobos in Paradise
The New Upper Class and How They Got There
Sociology
Politics
History
Why Women Are Poorer Than Men and What We Can Do About It
Feminism
Gender
Economics
Why Women Are Poorer Than Men and What We Can Do About It
Feminism
Gender
Economics
The Book of est
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
The Book of est
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
The Journey of Humanity
The Origins of Wealth and Inequality
History
Economics
Anthropology
The Journey of Humanity
The Origins of Wealth and Inequality
History
Economics
Anthropology
Shattered Nation
Inequality and the Geography of A Failing State
Politics
Economics
Current Affairs
Shattered Nation
Inequality and the Geography of A Failing State
Politics
Economics
Current Affairs
The Rise and Fall of the Third Chimpanzee
Evolution and Human Life [Import] [Hardcover]
Science
History
Anthropology
The Rise and Fall of the Third Chimpanzee
Evolution and Human Life [Import] [Hardcover]
Science
History
Anthropology
The Civilizing Process
Sociology
History
Philosophy
The Civilizing Process
Sociology
History
Philosophy
How Change Happens
Politics
Psychology
Economics
How Change Happens
Politics
Psychology
Economics
Ain't No Makin' It
Aspirations and Attainment in a Low-Income Neighborhood
Sociology
Education
School
Ain't No Makin' It
Aspirations and Attainment in a Low-Income Neighborhood
Sociology
Education
School
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Taste in an Age of Endless Choice
Psychology
Science
Sociology
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Taste in an Age of Endless Choice
Psychology
Science
Sociology
The Wife Drought
Feminism
Book Club
Politics
The Wife Drought
Feminism
Book Club
Politics
The People Vs Tech
How the Internet Is Killing Democracy
Politics
Technology
Science
The People Vs Tech
How the Internet Is Killing Democracy
Politics
Technology
Science
Selfie
How We Became So Self-Obsessed and What It's Doing to Us
Psychology
Sociology
History
Selfie
How We Became So Self-Obsessed and What It's Doing to Us
Psychology
Sociology
History
The Clock Of The Long Now
Time and Responsibility
Philosophy
Science
Technology
The Clock Of The Long Now
Time and Responsibility
Philosophy
Science
Technology
Freakonomics Rev Ed
A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
Economics
Business
Science
Freakonomics Rev Ed
A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
Economics
Business
Science
The Listening Society
A Metamodern Guide to Politics, Book One
Philosophy
Politics
Psychology
The Listening Society
A Metamodern Guide to Politics, Book One
Philosophy
Politics
Psychology
The Red Web
The Struggle Between Russia's Digital Dictators and the New Online Revolutionaries
Russia
Politics
History
The Red Web
The Struggle Between Russia's Digital Dictators and the New Online Revolutionaries
Russia
Politics
History
The Language Puzzle
Piecing Together the Six-Million-Year Story of How Words Evolved
History
Science
Linguistics
The Language Puzzle
Piecing Together the Six-Million-Year Story of How Words Evolved
History
Science
Linguistics
Strangers Drowning
Grappling with Impossible Idealism, Drastic Choices, and the Overpowering Urge to Help
Philosophy
Psychology
Sociology
Strangers Drowning
Grappling with Impossible Idealism, Drastic Choices, and the Overpowering Urge to Help
Philosophy
Psychology
Sociology
Mismeasure of Woman
Why Women Are Not the Better Sex, the Inferior Sex, or the Opposite Sex
Feminism
Psychology
Gender
Mismeasure of Woman
Why Women Are Not the Better Sex, the Inferior Sex, or the Opposite Sex
Feminism
Psychology
Gender
In Sorcery's Shadow
A Memoir of Apprenticeship among the Songhay of Niger
Anthropology
Africa
Niger
In Sorcery's Shadow
A Memoir of Apprenticeship among the Songhay of Niger
Anthropology
Africa
Niger
In Our Hands
A Plan to Replace the Welfare State
Economics
Politics
Public Policy
In Our Hands
A Plan to Replace the Welfare State
Economics
Politics
Public Policy
The Social Leap
The New Evolutionary Science of Who We Are, Where We Come From, and What Makes Us Happy – Why Humans Lie, Exaggerate, and Feel Jealous
Psychology
Science
Evolution
The Social Leap
The New Evolutionary Science of Who We Are, Where We Come From, and What Makes Us Happy – Why Humans Lie, Exaggerate, and Feel Jealous
Psychology
Science
Evolution
The End of Race Politics
Arguments for a Colorblind America
Politics
Race
Sociology
The End of Race Politics
Arguments for a Colorblind America
Politics
Race
Sociology
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How YouTube Drives Google's Dominance and Controls Our Culture
Business
Technology
History
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How YouTube Drives Google's Dominance and Controls Our Culture
Business
Technology
History
Too Big to Know
Rethinking Knowledge Now That the Facts Aren't the Facts, Experts Are Everywhere, and the Smartest Person in the Room Is the Room
Technology
Science
Philosophy
Too Big to Know
Rethinking Knowledge Now That the Facts Aren't the Facts, Experts Are Everywhere, and the Smartest Person in the Room Is the Room
Technology
Science
Philosophy
Culture
The Story of Us, From Cave Art to K-Pop
History
Art
Sociology
Culture
The Story of Us, From Cave Art to K-Pop
History
Art
Sociology
