Sociology Book Summaries

Discrimination and Disparities Summary
Discrimination and Disparities
by Thomas Sowell 2018 192 pages
4.47
5.1K ratings
Economics
Politics
History
The Origins of Woke Summary
The Origins of Woke
Civil Rights Law, Corporate America, and the Triumph of Identity Politics
by Richard Hanania 2023 270 pages
3.77
247 ratings
Politics
History
Sociology
Think! Summary
Think!
Why Crucial Decisions Can't Be Made in the Blink of an Eye
by Michael R. LeGault 2006 355 pages
3.10
514 ratings
Psychology
Business
Sociology
Behind the Kitchen Door Summary
Behind the Kitchen Door
by Sarumathi Jayaraman 2013 208 pages
3.65
490 ratings
Food
Social Justice
Politics
Who's Your City? Summary
Who's Your City?
How the Creative Economy Is Making Where to Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life
by Richard Florida 2008 384 pages
3.46
1.5K ratings
Economics
Sociology
Urbanism
Flawless Summary
Flawless
Lessons in Looks and Culture from the K-Beauty Capital
by Elise Hu 2023 310 pages
4.07
2.3K ratings
Feminism
Sociology
Asia
The Coming of Neo-Feudalism Summary
The Coming of Neo-Feudalism
A Warning to the Global Middle Class
by Joel Kotkin 2020 266 pages
3.61
798 ratings
Politics
Economics
History
Mine! Summary
Mine!
How the Hidden Rules of Ownership Control Our Lives
by Michael A. Heller 2021 336 pages
4.12
1.9K ratings
Psychology
Economics
Law
The Drucker Lectures Summary
The Drucker Lectures
Essential Lessons on Management, Society and Economy
by Peter F. Drucker 2010 287 pages
4.09
193 ratings
Business
Management
Leadership
The Race between Education and Technology Summary
The Race between Education and Technology
by Claudia Goldin 2008 496 pages
3.84
178 ratings
Economics
Education
History
No One Man Should Have All That Power Summary
No One Man Should Have All That Power
How Rasputins Manipulate the World
by Amos Barshad 2019 240 pages
3.67
178 ratings
History
Politics
Philosophy
The Age of American Unreason Summary
The Age of American Unreason
by Susan Jacoby 2008 384 pages
3.84
3.2K ratings
Politics
History
Philosophy
Smuggler Nation Summary
Smuggler Nation
How Illicit Trade Made America
by Peter Andreas 2013 472 pages
3.98
206 ratings
History
American History
Economics
A Generation of Sociopaths Summary
A Generation of Sociopaths
How the Baby Boomers Betrayed America
by Bruce Cannon Gibney 2017 430 pages
3.55
2.6K ratings
Politics
History
Sociology
Sensation Summary
Sensation
The New Science of Physical Intelligence
by Thalma Lobel 2014
3.42
382 ratings
Psychology
Science
Sociology
The Upswing Summary
The Upswing
How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again
by Robert D. Putnam 2020 464 pages
3.95
1.3K ratings
Politics
History
Sociology
Twilight of American Sanity Summary
Twilight of American Sanity
A Psychiatrist Analyzes the Age of Trump
by Allen Frances 2016 336 pages
3.61
279 ratings
Politics
Psychology
History
The Dirt on Clean Summary
The Dirt on Clean
An Unsanitized History
by Katherine Ashenburg 2007 368 pages
3.72
2.5K ratings
History
Science
Microhistory
National Populism Summary
National Populism
The Revolt Against Liberal Democracy
by Roger Eatwell 2018 374 pages
3.80
1.3K ratings
Politics
Political Science
History
Why Nothing Works Summary
Why Nothing Works
The Anthropology of Daily Life
by Marvin Harris 1981 224 pages
3.76
254 ratings
Anthropology
Sociology
History
Pandora's Seed Summary
Pandora's Seed
The Unforeseen Cost of Civilization
by Spencer Wells 2010 256 pages
3.77
1.1K ratings
Science
History
Anthropology
Static Summary
Static
Government Liars, Media Cheerleaders, and the People Who Fight Back
by Amy Goodman 2006 338 pages
4.06
380 ratings
Politics
Journalism
Sociology
Human Frontiers Summary
Human Frontiers
The Future of Big Ideas in an Age of Small Thinking
by Michael Bhaskar 2021 432 pages
3.85
118 ratings
Technology
Science
Sociology
What We Owe Each Other Summary
What We Owe Each Other
A New Social Contract for a Better Society
by Minouche Shafik 2021 256 pages
3.86
1.1K ratings
Economics
Politics
Philosophy
Stuck Summary
Stuck
Why We Can't (or Won't) Move On
by Anneli Rufus 2008 336 pages
3.02
385 ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Sociology
In Praise of Prejudice Summary
In Praise of Prejudice
The Necessity of Preconceived Ideas
by Theodore Dalrymple 2007 129 pages
4.05
506 ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Sociology
What's the Matter with Kansas? How Conservatives Won the Heart of America Summary
What's the Matter with Kansas? How Conservatives Won the Heart of America
by Thomas Frank 2004 332 pages
3.85
12.7K ratings
Politics
History
Political Science
Butterfly Economics Summary
Butterfly Economics
A New General Theory of Social and Economic Behavior
by Paul Ormerod 1998 217 pages
3.68
221 ratings
Economics
Sociology
Business
Delay, Deny, Defend Summary
Delay, Deny, Defend
Why Insurance Companies Don't Pay Claims and What You Can Do About It
by Jay M. Feinman 2010 256 pages
4.06
577 ratings
Politics
Business
History
America's Cultural Revolution Summary
America's Cultural Revolution
How the Radical Left Conquered Everything
by Christopher F. Rufo 2023 352 pages
4.25
924 ratings
Politics
History
Sociology
ایران بین دو انقلاب Summary
ایران بین دو انقلاب
by Ervand Abrahamian 1982 720 pages
4.16
1.5K ratings
History
Iran
Politics
Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? Summary
Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?
by Beverly Daniel Tatum 1997 464 pages
4.33
26.3K ratings
Race
Education
Social Justice
The Human Swarm Summary
The Human Swarm
How Our Societies Arise, Thrive, and Fall
by Mark W. Moffett 2019 468 pages
3.66
441 ratings
Science
History
Sociology
The Way Out Summary
The Way Out
How to Overcome Toxic Polarization
by Peter T. Coleman 2021 296 pages
3.81
135 ratings
Politics
Sociology
Leadership
Sociobiology Summary
Sociobiology
The New Synthesis
by Edward O. Wilson 1975 720 pages
4.23
1.8K ratings
Science
Biology
Sociology
A State of Fear Summary
A State of Fear
How the UK government weaponised fear during the Covid-19 pandemic
by Laura Dodsworth 2021 320 pages
4.33
770 ratings
Politics
Psychology
History
The Man Who Shocked The World Summary
The Man Who Shocked The World
The Life And Legacy Of Stanley Milgram
by Thomas Blass 2004 392 pages
3.95
210 ratings
Psychology
Biography
Science
Behind the Screen Summary
Behind the Screen
Content Moderation in the Shadows of Social Media
by Sarah T. Roberts 2019 280 pages
3.66
151 ratings
Technology
Internet
Sociology
Lifehouse Summary
Lifehouse
Taking Care of Ourselves in a World on Fire
by Adam Greenfield 2024 272 pages
3.87
52 ratings
Politics
Social Justice
Self Help
The Rage of a Privileged Class Summary
The Rage of a Privileged Class
by Ellis Cose 1993 192 pages
3.96
156 ratings
Race
Sociology
Politics
Migrations to Solitude Summary
Migrations to Solitude
The Quest for Privacy in a Crowded World
by Sue Halpern 1992 212 pages
3.35
108 ratings
Essays
Memoir
Sociology
Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling Summary
Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling
Career Strategies for Asians
by Jane Hyun 2005 352 pages
3.51
239 ratings
Business
Self Help
Asian Literature
The Guy's Guide to Feminism Summary
The Guy's Guide to Feminism
by Michael Kaufman 2011 208 pages
3.54
367 ratings
Feminism
Psychology
Gender and Sexuality
Equal Is Unfair Summary
Equal Is Unfair
America's Misguided Fight Against Income Inequality
by Don Watkins 2016 258 pages
4.07
555 ratings
Economics
Politics
Philosophy
A World Without Men Summary
A World Without Men
An Analysis of an All-Female Economy
by Aaron Clarey 2023 141 pages
4.06
110 ratings
Politics
Sociology
Society
Stolen Pride Summary
Stolen Pride
Loss, Shame, and the Rise of the Right
by Arlie Russell Hochschild 2024 400 pages
4.07
904 ratings
Politics
Sociology
History
Minds Make Societies Summary
Minds Make Societies
How Cognition Explains the World Humans Create
by Pascal Boyer 2018 359 pages
3.91
371 ratings
Psychology
Science
Anthropology
Population 10 Billion Summary
Population 10 Billion
by Danny Dorling 2013 448 pages
3.42
180 ratings
Geography
Science
Politics
The People's Platform Summary
The People's Platform
Taking Back Power and Culture in the Digital Age
by Astra Taylor 2012 288 pages
4.04
604 ratings
Technology
Politics
Sociology
We Are All Weird Summary
We Are All Weird
The Myth of Mass and The End of Compliance
by Seth Godin 2011 1 pages
3.55
4.5K ratings
Business
Psychology
Sociology
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