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
Fault Lines
Fractured Families and How to Mend Them
Psychology
Self Help
Family
Fault Lines
Fractured Families and How to Mend Them
Psychology
Self Help
Family
More Than Words
How Talking Sharpens the Mind and Shapes Our World
Psychology
Science
Communication
More Than Words
How Talking Sharpens the Mind and Shapes Our World
Psychology
Science
Communication
Exit, Voice, and Loyalty
Responses to Decline in Firms, Organizations, and States
Economics
Politics
Business
Exit, Voice, and Loyalty
Responses to Decline in Firms, Organizations, and States
Economics
Politics
Business
When Race Trumps Merit
How the Pursuit of Equity Sacrifices Excellence, Destroys Beauty, and Threatens Lives
Politics
Race
Sociology
When Race Trumps Merit
How the Pursuit of Equity Sacrifices Excellence, Destroys Beauty, and Threatens Lives
Politics
Race
Sociology
The Capital Order
How Economists Invented Austerity and Paved the Way to Fascism
Economics
Politics
History
The Capital Order
How Economists Invented Austerity and Paved the Way to Fascism
Economics
Politics
History
Whiteness of a Different Color
European Immigrants and the Alchemy of Race
History
Race
Sociology
Whiteness of a Different Color
European Immigrants and the Alchemy of Race
History
Race
Sociology
The Manipulated Man
Psychology
Feminism
Relationships
The Manipulated Man
Psychology
Feminism
Relationships
Born to Rebel
Birth Order, Family Dynamics and Creative Lives
Psychology
Science
Parenting
Born to Rebel
Birth Order, Family Dynamics and Creative Lives
Psychology
Science
Parenting
Fragmented Democracy
Medicaid, Federalism, and Unequal Politics
Politics
Race
Health Care
Fragmented Democracy
Medicaid, Federalism, and Unequal Politics
Politics
Race
Health Care
A Brief History of Equality
Economics
History
Politics
A Brief History of Equality
Economics
History
Politics
Listen
On Music, Sound and Us – The Perfect Nonfiction Gift for Musicians and Curious Minds
Music
21st Century
Sociology
Listen
On Music, Sound and Us – The Perfect Nonfiction Gift for Musicians and Curious Minds
Music
21st Century
Sociology
Social Darwinism in American Thought
History
Politics
Philosophy
Social Darwinism in American Thought
History
Politics
Philosophy
Cultural Backlash
Trump, Brexit and Authoritarian Populism
Politics
Political Science
History
Cultural Backlash
Trump, Brexit and Authoritarian Populism
Politics
Political Science
History
The Philosophical Discourse of Modernity
Twelve Lectures
Philosophy
Sociology
Theory
The Philosophical Discourse of Modernity
Twelve Lectures
Philosophy
Sociology
Theory
A Paradise Built in Hell
The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster
History
Politics
Sociology
A Paradise Built in Hell
The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster
History
Politics
Sociology
The Vanishing American Adult
Our Coming-of-Age Crisis—and How to Rebuild a Culture of Self-Reliance
Politics
Parenting
Education
The Vanishing American Adult
Our Coming-of-Age Crisis—and How to Rebuild a Culture of Self-Reliance
Politics
Parenting
Education
Racism
A Short History
History
Race
Sociology
Racism
A Short History
History
Race
Sociology
Why Cities Lose
The Deep Roots of the Urban-Rural Political Divide
Politics
History
Political Science
Why Cities Lose
The Deep Roots of the Urban-Rural Political Divide
Politics
History
Political Science
Citizenship and Nationhood in France and Germany by Rogers Brubaker
History
Politics
France
Citizenship and Nationhood in France and Germany by Rogers Brubaker
History
Politics
France
Getting a Job
A Study of Contacts and Careers
Sociology
Economics
Getting a Job
A Study of Contacts and Careers
Sociology
Economics
Democracy
Politics
Political Science
Sociology
Democracy
Politics
Political Science
Sociology
Colonialism
A Moral Reckoning
History
Politics
Economics
Colonialism
A Moral Reckoning
History
Politics
Economics
The Forgotten Language
An Introduction to the Understanding of Dreams, Fairy Tales, and Myths
Psychology
Philosophy
Mythology
The Forgotten Language
An Introduction to the Understanding of Dreams, Fairy Tales, and Myths
Psychology
Philosophy
Mythology
The Macho Paradox
Why Some Men Hurt Women and How All Men Can Help
Feminism
Gender
Sociology
The Macho Paradox
Why Some Men Hurt Women and How All Men Can Help
Feminism
Gender
Sociology
The Politics of Resentment
Rural Consciousness in Wisconsin and the Rise of Scott Walker
Politics
Political Science
Sociology
The Politics of Resentment
Rural Consciousness in Wisconsin and the Rise of Scott Walker
Politics
Political Science
Sociology
War! What Is It Good For?
Conflict and the Progress of Civilization from Primates to Robots
History
War
Military Fiction
War! What Is It Good For?
Conflict and the Progress of Civilization from Primates to Robots
History
War
Military Fiction
The Authoritarian Personality
Psychology
Philosophy
Politics
The Authoritarian Personality
Psychology
Philosophy
Politics
On Settler Colonialism
Ideology, Violence, and Justice
Politics
History
Israel
On Settler Colonialism
Ideology, Violence, and Justice
Politics
History
Israel
Aesthetics of Excess
The Art and Politics of Black and Latina Embodiment
Race
Latinx
Theory
Aesthetics of Excess
The Art and Politics of Black and Latina Embodiment
Race
Latinx
Theory
The Flag and the Cross
White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy
Politics
Religion
History
The Flag and the Cross
White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy
Politics
Religion
History
Rural Versus Urban
The Growing Divide That Threatens Democracy
Politics
History
Sociology
Rural Versus Urban
The Growing Divide That Threatens Democracy
Politics
History
Sociology
Taking America Back for God
Christian Nationalism in the United States
Politics
Religion
Christianity
Taking America Back for God
Christian Nationalism in the United States
Politics
Religion
Christianity
Democracy for Realists
Why Elections Do Not Produce Responsive Government
Politics
Political Science
History
Democracy for Realists
Why Elections Do Not Produce Responsive Government
Politics
Political Science
History
Durable Inequality
Sociology
Politics
Economics
Durable Inequality
Sociology
Politics
Economics
Let Them Eat Tweets
How the Right Rules in an Age of Extreme Inequality
Politics
History
Economics
Let Them Eat Tweets
How the Right Rules in an Age of Extreme Inequality
Politics
History
Economics
The War on the West
Politics
History
Philosophy
The War on the West
Politics
History
Philosophy
Petit traité de manipulation à l'usage des honnêtes gens
Psychology
Self Help
Sociology
Petit traité de manipulation à l'usage des honnêtes gens
Psychology
Self Help
Sociology
The Rise and Decline of Nations
Economic Growth, Stagflation, and Social Rigidities
Economics
Politics
History
The Rise and Decline of Nations
Economic Growth, Stagflation, and Social Rigidities
Economics
Politics
History
How to Change the World
Tales of Marx and Marxism
History
Politics
Philosophy
How to Change the World
Tales of Marx and Marxism
History
Politics
Philosophy
The Sociology of Anthony Giddens
Sociology
The Sociology of Anthony Giddens
Sociology
La sociolinguistique
Linguistics
France
Sociology
La sociolinguistique
Linguistics
France
Sociology
The Passions and the Interests
Political Arguments for Capitalism Before Its Triumph
Economics
History
Politics
The Passions and the Interests
Political Arguments for Capitalism Before Its Triumph
Economics
History
Politics
The Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism
Economics
Sociology
Politics
The Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism
Economics
Sociology
Politics
The Functions of Social Conflict
Sociology
Social Science
The Functions of Social Conflict
Sociology
Social Science
Diversity and Complexity
Science
Economics
Business
Diversity and Complexity
Science
Economics
Business
Virtuous Violence
Hurting and Killing to Create, Sustain, End, and Honor Social Relationships
Psychology
Sociology
Philosophy
Virtuous Violence
Hurting and Killing to Create, Sustain, End, and Honor Social Relationships
Psychology
Sociology
Philosophy
Racial Innocence
Unmasking Latino Anti-Black Bias and the Struggle for Equality
Race
Social Justice
Latinx
Racial Innocence
Unmasking Latino Anti-Black Bias and the Struggle for Equality
Race
Social Justice
Latinx
The Price of Democracy
The Revolutionary Power of Taxation in American History
History
Politics
Economics
The Price of Democracy
The Revolutionary Power of Taxation in American History
History
Politics
Economics
The Undertow
Scenes from a Slow Civil War
Politics
History
Religion
The Undertow
Scenes from a Slow Civil War
Politics
History
Religion
The Age of Abundance
How Prosperity Transformed America's Politics and Culture
Economics
History
Politics
The Age of Abundance
How Prosperity Transformed America's Politics and Culture
Economics
History
Politics
