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 Chaos Machine
The Inside Story of How Social Media Rewired Our Minds and Our World
Technology
Psychology
Politics
The Chaos Machine
The Inside Story of How Social Media Rewired Our Minds and Our World
Technology
Psychology
Politics
Homo Sacer
Sovereign Power and Bare Life
Philosophy
Politics
Theory
Homo Sacer
Sovereign Power and Bare Life
Philosophy
Politics
Theory
The Muqaddimah
An Introduction to History
History
Philosophy
Sociology
The Muqaddimah
An Introduction to History
History
Philosophy
Sociology
Democracy
The God That Failed
Politics
Philosophy
Economics
Democracy
The God That Failed
Politics
Philosophy
Economics
The Human Condition
Philosophy
Politics
History
The Human Condition
Philosophy
Politics
History
Globalization and Its Discontents Revisited
Anti-Globalization in the Era of Trump
Economics
Politics
History
Globalization and Its Discontents Revisited
Anti-Globalization in the Era of Trump
Economics
Politics
History
Laziness Does Not Exist
Self Help
Psychology
Mental Health
Laziness Does Not Exist
Self Help
Psychology
Mental Health
Why Love Hurts
A Sociological Explanation
Sociology
Psychology
Feminism
Why Love Hurts
A Sociological Explanation
Sociology
Psychology
Feminism
The Will to Change
Men, Masculinity, and Love
Feminism
Philosophy
Psychology
The Will to Change
Men, Masculinity, and Love
Feminism
Philosophy
Psychology
Snakes in Suits
When Psychopaths Go to Work
Psychology
Business
Science
Snakes in Suits
When Psychopaths Go to Work
Psychology
Business
Science
Systems Thinking For Social Change
A Practical Guide to Solving Complex Problems, Avoiding Unintended Consequences, and Achieving Lasting Results
Business
Leadership
Sociology
Systems Thinking For Social Change
A Practical Guide to Solving Complex Problems, Avoiding Unintended Consequences, and Achieving Lasting Results
Business
Leadership
Sociology
The Corrosion of Character
The Personal Consequences of Work in the New Capitalism
Sociology
Economics
Philosophy
The Corrosion of Character
The Personal Consequences of Work in the New Capitalism
Sociology
Economics
Philosophy
The Evolution of Cooperation
Economics
Science
Psychology
The Evolution of Cooperation
Economics
Science
Psychology
How Fascism Works
The Politics of Us and Them
Politics
History
Philosophy
How Fascism Works
The Politics of Us and Them
Politics
History
Philosophy
Big Gods
How Religion Transformed Cooperation and Conflict
Religion
History
Psychology
Big Gods
How Religion Transformed Cooperation and Conflict
Religion
History
Psychology
Civilization and Its Discontents
Psychology
Philosophy
Psychoanalysis
Civilization and Its Discontents
Psychology
Philosophy
Psychoanalysis
Woke, Inc.
Inside Corporate America's Social Justice Scam
Politics
Business
Economics
Woke, Inc.
Inside Corporate America's Social Justice Scam
Politics
Business
Economics
The Crisis of Narration
Philosophy
Essays
Sociology
The Crisis of Narration
Philosophy
Essays
Sociology
The Naked Ape
A Zoologist's Study of the Human Animal
Science
Anthropology
Psychology
The Naked Ape
A Zoologist's Study of the Human Animal
Science
Anthropology
Psychology
The Anatomy of Violence
The Biological Roots of Crime
Psychology
Science
Crime
The Anatomy of Violence
The Biological Roots of Crime
Psychology
Science
Crime
Invisible Influence
The Hidden Forces that Shape Behavior
Psychology
Business
Self Help
Invisible Influence
The Hidden Forces that Shape Behavior
Psychology
Business
Self Help
The Crowd
A Study of the Popular Mind
Psychology
Sociology
Politics
The Crowd
A Study of the Popular Mind
Psychology
Sociology
Politics
Selections from the Prison Notebooks
Philosophy
Politics
Theory
Selections from the Prison Notebooks
Philosophy
Politics
Theory
The Machiavellians
Defenders of Freedom
Politics
Philosophy
History
The Machiavellians
Defenders of Freedom
Politics
Philosophy
History
A Brief History of Neoliberalism
Politics
History
Economics
A Brief History of Neoliberalism
Politics
History
Economics
Generations
The Real Differences Between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, and Silents―and What They Mean for America's Future
Sociology
Psychology
History
Generations
The Real Differences Between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, and Silents―and What They Mean for America's Future
Sociology
Psychology
History
The Narrow Corridor
States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty
Politics
Economics
History
The Narrow Corridor
States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty
Politics
Economics
History
So You've Been Publicly Shamed
Psychology
Sociology
Book Club
So You've Been Publicly Shamed
Psychology
Sociology
Book Club
A Secular Age
Philosophy
Religion
History
A Secular Age
Philosophy
Religion
History
The Open Society and Its Enemies
Philosophy
Politics
History
The Open Society and Its Enemies
Philosophy
Politics
History
The Construction of Social Reality
Philosophy
Sociology
Psychology
The Construction of Social Reality
Philosophy
Sociology
Psychology
Liquid Life
Philosophy
Sociology
Psychology
Liquid Life
Philosophy
Sociology
Psychology
Amusing Ourselves to Death
Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
Philosophy
Sociology
Politics
Amusing Ourselves to Death
Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
Philosophy
Sociology
Politics
Civilization
The West and the Rest
History
Politics
Economics
Civilization
The West and the Rest
History
Politics
Economics
Politics As a Vocation
Politics
Philosophy
Sociology
Politics As a Vocation
Politics
Philosophy
Sociology
Annihilation of Caste
India
History
Politics
Annihilation of Caste
India
History
Politics
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
Post-Truth
Philosophy
Politics
Sociology
Post-Truth
Philosophy
Politics
Sociology
The Better Angels of Our Nature
Why Violence Has Declined
History
Psychology
Science
The Better Angels of Our Nature
Why Violence Has Declined
History
Psychology
Science
Mindreader
The New Science of Deciphering What People Really Think, What They Really Want, and Who They Really Are
Psychology
Self Help
Science
Mindreader
The New Science of Deciphering What People Really Think, What They Really Want, and Who They Really Are
Psychology
Self Help
Science
What Money Can't Buy
The Moral Limits of Markets
Philosophy
Economics
Politics
What Money Can't Buy
The Moral Limits of Markets
Philosophy
Economics
Politics
Intellectuals and Society
Politics
Economics
Philosophy
Intellectuals and Society
Politics
Economics
Philosophy
Albion's Seed
Four British Folkways in America
History
American History
American
Albion's Seed
Four British Folkways in America
History
American History
American
Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me)
Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts
Psychology
Science
Self Help
Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me)
Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts
Psychology
Science
Self Help
Evicted
Poverty and Profit in the American City
Sociology
Politics
Social Justice
Evicted
Poverty and Profit in the American City
Sociology
Politics
Social Justice
Survival of the Richest
Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires
Politics
Economics
Technology
Survival of the Richest
Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires
Politics
Economics
Technology
Homo Deus
A Brief History of Tomorrow
History
Science
Philosophy
Homo Deus
A Brief History of Tomorrow
History
Science
Philosophy
The Wisdom of Crowds
Psychology
Business
Economics
The Wisdom of Crowds
Psychology
Business
Economics
Criminology
Crime
Science
Academic
Criminology
Crime
Science
Academic
Boys & Sex
Young Men on Hookups, Love, Porn, Consent, and Navigating the New Masculinity
Parenting
Feminism
Sexuality
Boys & Sex
Young Men on Hookups, Love, Porn, Consent, and Navigating the New Masculinity
Parenting
Feminism
Sexuality
