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 Smear
How the Secret Art of Character Assassination Controls What You Think, What You Read, and How You Vote
Politics
History
Journalism
The Smear
How the Secret Art of Character Assassination Controls What You Think, What You Read, and How You Vote
Politics
History
Journalism
Nations and Nationalism since 1780
Programme, Myth, Reality
History
Politics
Philosophy
Nations and Nationalism since 1780
Programme, Myth, Reality
History
Politics
Philosophy
The Age of American Unreason
Politics
History
Philosophy
The Age of American Unreason
Politics
History
Philosophy
How Much Is Enough? Money and the Good Life
Economics
Philosophy
Politics
How Much Is Enough? Money and the Good Life
Economics
Philosophy
Politics
The Two Cultures
Science
Philosophy
History
The Two Cultures
Science
Philosophy
History
Men Without Work
America's Invisible Crisis
Economics
Sociology
Politics
Men Without Work
America's Invisible Crisis
Economics
Sociology
Politics
Liars and Outliers
Enabling the Trust that Society Needs to Thrive
Sociology
Psychology
Science
Liars and Outliers
Enabling the Trust that Society Needs to Thrive
Sociology
Psychology
Science
Nordic Ideology
A Metamodern Guide to Politics, Book Two
Philosophy
Politics
Sociology
Nordic Ideology
A Metamodern Guide to Politics, Book Two
Philosophy
Politics
Sociology
The End of Absence
Reclaiming What We've Lost in a World of Constant Connection
Technology
Psychology
Sociology
The End of Absence
Reclaiming What We've Lost in a World of Constant Connection
Technology
Psychology
Sociology
America
The Farewell Tour
Politics
History
Sociology
America
The Farewell Tour
Politics
History
Sociology
Thinking like an Economist
How Efficiency Replaced Equality in U.S. Public Policy
Economics
Politics
History
Thinking like an Economist
How Efficiency Replaced Equality in U.S. Public Policy
Economics
Politics
History
Glass House
The 1% Economy and the Shattering of the All-American Town
Politics
History
Economics
Glass House
The 1% Economy and the Shattering of the All-American Town
Politics
History
Economics
Quarterlife Crisis
The Unique Challenges of Life in Your Twenties
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
Quarterlife Crisis
The Unique Challenges of Life in Your Twenties
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
In Search of Deeper Learning
The Quest to Remake the American High School
Education
School
Teaching
In Search of Deeper Learning
The Quest to Remake the American High School
Education
School
Teaching
A Return to Modesty
Discovering the Lost Virtue
Feminism
Philosophy
Sociology
A Return to Modesty
Discovering the Lost Virtue
Feminism
Philosophy
Sociology
The Tyranny of Experts
Economists, Dictators, and the Forgotten Rights of the Poor
Economics
Politics
History
The Tyranny of Experts
Economists, Dictators, and the Forgotten Rights of the Poor
Economics
Politics
History
A People's Guide to Capitalism
An Introduction to Marxist Economics
Economics
Politics
History
A People's Guide to Capitalism
An Introduction to Marxist Economics
Economics
Politics
History
Mask Off
Masculinity Redefined
Feminism
Politics
Gender
Mask Off
Masculinity Redefined
Feminism
Politics
Gender
The Invisible Gorilla
And Other Ways Our Intuitions Deceive Us
Psychology
Science
Business
The Invisible Gorilla
And Other Ways Our Intuitions Deceive Us
Psychology
Science
Business
Minds Make Societies
How Cognition Explains the World Humans Create
Psychology
Science
Anthropology
Minds Make Societies
How Cognition Explains the World Humans Create
Psychology
Science
Anthropology
Mine!
How the Hidden Rules of Ownership Control Our Lives
Psychology
Economics
Law
Mine!
How the Hidden Rules of Ownership Control Our Lives
Psychology
Economics
Law
The Eclipse of God
Our Nation's Disastrous Search for a More Inclusive Deity
Christian
Theology
Faith
The Eclipse of God
Our Nation's Disastrous Search for a More Inclusive Deity
Christian
Theology
Faith
A Criminal History of Mankind
History
Psychology
True Crime
A Criminal History of Mankind
History
Psychology
True Crime
Our Kind
Who We Are, Where We Came From, Where We Are Going – A Witty Study of Humanity by a Noted Anthropologist
Anthropology
Science
History
Our Kind
Who We Are, Where We Came From, Where We Are Going – A Witty Study of Humanity by a Noted Anthropologist
Anthropology
Science
History
Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind
How Intelligence Increases When You Think Less – Why Patience and Intuition Are Essential to Creativity and Wisdom
Psychology
Science
Self Help
Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind
How Intelligence Increases When You Think Less – Why Patience and Intuition Are Essential to Creativity and Wisdom
Psychology
Science
Self Help
Do Fathers Matter?
What Science Is Telling Us about the Parent We've Overlooked
Parenting
Science
Psychology
Do Fathers Matter?
What Science Is Telling Us about the Parent We've Overlooked
Parenting
Science
Psychology
The Great Divide
Unequal Societies and What We Can Do About Them
Economics
Politics
Sociology
The Great Divide
Unequal Societies and What We Can Do About Them
Economics
Politics
Sociology
The End of Policing
Politics
Social Justice
History
The End of Policing
Politics
Social Justice
History
White Poverty
How Exposing Myths About Race and Class Can Reconstruct American Democracy
Politics
History
Social Justice
White Poverty
How Exposing Myths About Race and Class Can Reconstruct American Democracy
Politics
History
Social Justice
Social Psychology
A Very Short Introduction
Psychology
Sociology
Education
Social Psychology
A Very Short Introduction
Psychology
Sociology
Education
How Many Friends Does One Person Need?
Dunbar’s Number and Other Evolutionary Quirks
Science
Psychology
Anthropology
How Many Friends Does One Person Need?
Dunbar’s Number and Other Evolutionary Quirks
Science
Psychology
Anthropology
Sensation
The New Science of Physical Intelligence
Psychology
Science
Sociology
Sensation
The New Science of Physical Intelligence
Psychology
Science
Sociology
The Elements of Choice
Why the Way We Decide Matters
Psychology
Business
Science
The Elements of Choice
Why the Way We Decide Matters
Psychology
Business
Science
A Colony in a Nation
Politics
History
Race
A Colony in a Nation
Politics
History
Race
The Dirt on Clean
An Unsanitized History
History
Science
Microhistory
The Dirt on Clean
An Unsanitized History
History
Science
Microhistory
For Her Own Good
Two Centuries of the Experts' Advice to Women
Feminism
History
Womens
For Her Own Good
Two Centuries of the Experts' Advice to Women
Feminism
History
Womens
Plutocrats
The Rise of the New Global Super Rich and the Fall of Everyone Else
Economics
Politics
Business
Plutocrats
The Rise of the New Global Super Rich and the Fall of Everyone Else
Economics
Politics
Business
Hive Mind
How Your Nation's IQ Matters So Much More Than Your Own
Economics
Psychology
Sociology
Hive Mind
How Your Nation's IQ Matters So Much More Than Your Own
Economics
Psychology
Sociology
Heaven Is a Place on Earth
Searching for an American Utopia
Memoir
History
Essays
Heaven Is a Place on Earth
Searching for an American Utopia
Memoir
History
Essays
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
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
Values, Voice and Virtue
The New British Politics
Politics
History
Economics
Values, Voice and Virtue
The New British Politics
Politics
History
Economics
The 9.9 Percent
The New Aristocracy That Is Entrenching Inequality and Warping Our Culture
Politics
Economics
Sociology
The 9.9 Percent
The New Aristocracy That Is Entrenching Inequality and Warping Our Culture
Politics
Economics
Sociology
The Social Atom
Why the Rich Get Richer, Cheaters Get Caught, and Your Neighbor Usually Looks Like You
Sociology
Science
Psychology
The Social Atom
Why the Rich Get Richer, Cheaters Get Caught, and Your Neighbor Usually Looks Like You
Sociology
Science
Psychology
Less Than Human
Why We Demean, Enslave, and Exterminate Others
Psychology
Philosophy
History
Less Than Human
Why We Demean, Enslave, and Exterminate Others
Psychology
Philosophy
History
We Are Free to Change the World
Hannah Arendt's Lessons in Love and Disobedience
Philosophy
Biography
Politics
We Are Free to Change the World
Hannah Arendt's Lessons in Love and Disobedience
Philosophy
Biography
Politics
In Praise of Prejudice
The Necessity of Preconceived Ideas
Philosophy
Sociology
Essays
In Praise of Prejudice
The Necessity of Preconceived Ideas
Philosophy
Sociology
Essays
Tías and Primas
On Knowing and Loving the Women Who Raise Us
Feminism
Latinx
Memoir
Tías and Primas
On Knowing and Loving the Women Who Raise Us
Feminism
Latinx
Memoir
The Other Side of Prospect
A Story of Violence, Injustice, and the American City
History
True Crime
Crime
The Other Side of Prospect
A Story of Violence, Injustice, and the American City
History
True Crime
Crime
I'm Right and You're an Idiot
The Toxic State of Public Discourse and How to Clean it Up
Politics
Canada
Sociology
I'm Right and You're an Idiot
The Toxic State of Public Discourse and How to Clean it Up
Politics
Canada
Sociology
The Drucker Lectures
Essential Lessons on Management, Society and Economy
Business
Management
Leadership
The Drucker Lectures
Essential Lessons on Management, Society and Economy
Business
Management
Leadership
