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 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
Join the Club
How Peer Pressure Can Transform the World
Psychology
Sociology
Politics
Join the Club
How Peer Pressure Can Transform the World
Psychology
Sociology
Politics
Beyond Fundamentalism
Confronting Religious Extremism in the Age of Globalization
Religion
Politics
History
Beyond Fundamentalism
Confronting Religious Extremism in the Age of Globalization
Religion
Politics
History
Why We Elect Narcissists and Sociopaths―and How We Can Stop
Politics
Psychology
History
Why We Elect Narcissists and Sociopaths―and How We Can Stop
Politics
Psychology
History
On Human Nature
Philosophy
Psychology
Politics
On Human Nature
Philosophy
Psychology
Politics
Everyday Survival
Why Smart People Do Stupid Things
Psychology
Science
Survival
Everyday Survival
Why Smart People Do Stupid Things
Psychology
Science
Survival
A State of Fear
how the UK government weaponised fear during the Covid-19 pandemic
Politics
Psychology
History
A State of Fear
how the UK government weaponised fear during the Covid-19 pandemic
Politics
Psychology
History
The Distraction Addiction
Getting the Information You Need and the Communication You Want, Without Enraging Your Family, Annoying Your Colleagues, and Destroying Your Soul
Psychology
Self Help
Technology
The Distraction Addiction
Getting the Information You Need and the Communication You Want, Without Enraging Your Family, Annoying Your Colleagues, and Destroying Your Soul
Psychology
Self Help
Technology
You Can't Read This Book
Censorship in an Age of Freedom
Politics
Philosophy
History
You Can't Read This Book
Censorship in an Age of Freedom
Politics
Philosophy
History
mental floss presents Condensed Knowledge
A Deliciously Irreverent Guide to Feeling Smart Again
Reference
Trivia
Humor
mental floss presents Condensed Knowledge
A Deliciously Irreverent Guide to Feeling Smart Again
Reference
Trivia
Humor
Population 10 Billion
Geography
Science
Politics
Population 10 Billion
Geography
Science
Politics
The Age of Dignity
Preparing for the Elder Boom in a Changing America
Social Work
Economics
Social Justice
The Age of Dignity
Preparing for the Elder Boom in a Changing America
Social Work
Economics
Social Justice
The New Elite
Inside the Minds of the Truly Wealthy
Business
Sociology
Economics
The New Elite
Inside the Minds of the Truly Wealthy
Business
Sociology
Economics
Propaganda and the Public Mind
Politics
History
Philosophy
Propaganda and the Public Mind
Politics
History
Philosophy
Do What You Love and Other Lies About Success and Happiness
Sociology
Self Help
Politics
Do What You Love and Other Lies About Success and Happiness
Sociology
Self Help
Politics
Attack from Within
How Disinformation Is Sabotaging America
Politics
History
Sociology
Attack from Within
How Disinformation Is Sabotaging America
Politics
History
Sociology
Modern Misogyny
Anti-Feminism in a Post-Feminist Era
Feminism
Sociology
Gender and Sexuality
Modern Misogyny
Anti-Feminism in a Post-Feminist Era
Feminism
Sociology
Gender and Sexuality
The Perfect Swarm
The Science of Complexity in Everyday Life
Science
Psychology
Sociology
The Perfect Swarm
The Science of Complexity in Everyday Life
Science
Psychology
Sociology
The Way Out
How to Overcome Toxic Polarization
Politics
Sociology
Leadership
The Way Out
How to Overcome Toxic Polarization
Politics
Sociology
Leadership
How the Poor Can Save Capitalism
Rebuilding the Path to the Middle Class
Economics
Business
Politics
How the Poor Can Save Capitalism
Rebuilding the Path to the Middle Class
Economics
Business
Politics
The Lies of the Land
Seeing Rural America for What It Is―and Isn’t
History
Urbanism
Politics
The Lies of the Land
Seeing Rural America for What It Is―and Isn’t
History
Urbanism
Politics
Who's Your City?
How the Creative Economy Is Making Where to Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life
Economics
Sociology
Urbanism
Who's Your City?
How the Creative Economy Is Making Where to Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life
Economics
Sociology
Urbanism
Cool
How the Brain’s Hidden Quest for Cool Drives Our Economy and Shapes Our World
Psychology
Sociology
Economics
Cool
How the Brain’s Hidden Quest for Cool Drives Our Economy and Shapes Our World
Psychology
Sociology
Economics
The Anarchist In The Library
How The Clash Between Freedom And Control Is Hacking The Real World And Crashing The System
Library Science
Technology
Politics
The Anarchist In The Library
How The Clash Between Freedom And Control Is Hacking The Real World And Crashing The System
Library Science
Technology
Politics
The Next America
Boomers, Millennials, and the Looming Generational Showdown
Politics
Sociology
Economics
The Next America
Boomers, Millennials, and the Looming Generational Showdown
Politics
Sociology
Economics
The Information Diet
A Case for Conscious Consumption
Technology
Psychology
Self Help
The Information Diet
A Case for Conscious Consumption
Technology
Psychology
Self Help
The Man Who Shocked The World
The Life And Legacy Of Stanley Milgram
Psychology
Biography
Science
The Man Who Shocked The World
The Life And Legacy Of Stanley Milgram
Psychology
Biography
Science
Pandora's Seed
The Unforeseen Cost of Civilization
Science
History
Anthropology
Pandora's Seed
The Unforeseen Cost of Civilization
Science
History
Anthropology
Twilight of American Sanity
A Psychiatrist Analyzes the Age of Trump
Politics
History
Psychology
Twilight of American Sanity
A Psychiatrist Analyzes the Age of Trump
Politics
History
Psychology
Chief Culture Officer
How to Create a Living, Breathing Corporation
Business
Anthropology
Sociology
Chief Culture Officer
How to Create a Living, Breathing Corporation
Business
Anthropology
Sociology
The Tell
The Little Clues That Reveal Big Truths about Who We Are
Psychology
Science
Self Help
The Tell
The Little Clues That Reveal Big Truths about Who We Are
Psychology
Science
Self Help
The Conversation
How Seeking and Speaking the Truth About Racism Can Radically Transform Individuals and Organizations
Race
Business
Social Justice
The Conversation
How Seeking and Speaking the Truth About Racism Can Radically Transform Individuals and Organizations
Race
Business
Social Justice
Static
Government Liars, Media Cheerleaders, and the People Who Fight Back
Politics
History
Journalism
Static
Government Liars, Media Cheerleaders, and the People Who Fight Back
Politics
History
Journalism
Aging Thoughtfully
Conversations about Retirement, Romance, Wrinkles, and Regret
Philosophy
Essays
Self Help
Aging Thoughtfully
Conversations about Retirement, Romance, Wrinkles, and Regret
Philosophy
Essays
Self Help
A Bigger Prize
How We Can Do Better than the Competition
Business
Sociology
Self Help
A Bigger Prize
How We Can Do Better than the Competition
Business
Sociology
Self Help
The Big Change
America Transforms Itself, 1900-50
History
American History
Economics
The Big Change
America Transforms Itself, 1900-50
History
American History
Economics
Think!
Why Crucial Decisions Can't Be Made in the Blink of an Eye
Psychology
Business
Self Help
Think!
Why Crucial Decisions Can't Be Made in the Blink of an Eye
Psychology
Business
Self Help
Broke, USA
From Pawnshops to Poverty, Inc. - How the Working Poor Became Big Business
Economics
Politics
Poverty
Broke, USA
From Pawnshops to Poverty, Inc. - How the Working Poor Became Big Business
Economics
Politics
Poverty
How Woke Won
The Elitist Movement That Threatens Democracy, Tolerance and Reason
Politics
History
Sociology
How Woke Won
The Elitist Movement That Threatens Democracy, Tolerance and Reason
Politics
History
Sociology
Hype
How Scammers, Grifters, and Con Artists Are Taking Over the Internet—and Why We're Following
True Crime
Crime
Sociology
Hype
How Scammers, Grifters, and Con Artists Are Taking Over the Internet—and Why We're Following
True Crime
Crime
Sociology
Demanding the Impossible
A History of Anarchism
History
Politics
Philosophy
Demanding the Impossible
A History of Anarchism
History
Politics
Philosophy
SuperFreakonomics
Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes And Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance
Economics
Business
Science
SuperFreakonomics
Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes And Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance
Economics
Business
Science
African Religions & Philosophy
Philosophy
Religion
Africa
African Religions & Philosophy
Philosophy
Religion
Africa
Voodoo Histories
The Role of the Conspiracy Theory in Shaping Modern History
History
Politics
Conspiracy Theories
Voodoo Histories
The Role of the Conspiracy Theory in Shaping Modern History
History
Politics
Conspiracy Theories
Goliath's Curse
The History and Future of Societal Collapse
History
Politics
Sociology
Goliath's Curse
The History and Future of Societal Collapse
History
Politics
Sociology
This View of Life
Completing the Darwinian Revolution
Science
Biology
Evolution
This View of Life
Completing the Darwinian Revolution
Science
Biology
Evolution
The Guy's Guide to Feminism
Feminism
Psychology
Gender and Sexuality
The Guy's Guide to Feminism
Feminism
Psychology
Gender and Sexuality
Riveted
The Science of Why Jokes Make Us Laugh, Movies Make Us Cry, and Religion Makes Us Feel One with the Universe: The Science of Why Jokes Make ... Religion Makes Us Feel One with the Universe
Psychology
Science
Religion
Riveted
The Science of Why Jokes Make Us Laugh, Movies Make Us Cry, and Religion Makes Us Feel One with the Universe: The Science of Why Jokes Make ... Religion Makes Us Feel One with the Universe
Psychology
Science
Religion
Under the Influence
Putting Peer Pressure to Work
Economics
Psychology
Sociology
Under the Influence
Putting Peer Pressure to Work
Economics
Psychology
Sociology
The Dialectical Imagination
A History of the Frankfurt School & the Institute of Social Research, 1923-50
Philosophy
History
Sociology
The Dialectical Imagination
A History of the Frankfurt School & the Institute of Social Research, 1923-50
Philosophy
History
Sociology
