Sociology Book Summaries

The Crowd & The Psychology of Revolution Summary
The Crowd & The Psychology of Revolution
by Gustave Le Bon 2015 286 pages
4.18
242 ratings
Psychology
Politics
Sociology
The Culture of Narcissism Summary
The Culture of Narcissism
American Life in An Age of Diminishing Expectations
by Christopher Lasch 1978 368 pages
3.97
4.1K ratings
Psychology
Sociology
Philosophy
The Shock Doctrine Summary
The Shock Doctrine
The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
by Naomi Klein 2007 558 pages
4.28
51.1K ratings
Politics
Economics
History
The Sociological Imagination Summary
The Sociological Imagination
by C. Wright Mills 1959 248 pages
4.16
3.2K ratings
Sociology
Philosophy
Social Science
Drunk Tank Pink Summary
Drunk Tank Pink
And Other Unexpected Forces that Shape How We Think, Feel, and Behave
by Adam Alter 2013 272 pages
3.56
4.4K ratings
Psychology
Science
Sociology
Girls & Sex Summary
Girls & Sex
Navigating the Complicated New Landscape
by Peggy Orenstein 2016 303 pages
4.07
11.1K ratings
Feminism
Parenting
Sexuality
Mindwise Summary
Mindwise
How We Understand What Others Think, Believe, Feel, and Want
by Nicholas Epley 2014 242 pages
3.77
2.8K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
The High Price of Materialism Summary
The High Price of Materialism
by Tim Kasser 2002 166 pages
3.65
681 ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Sociology
No Logo Summary
No Logo
by Naomi Klein 2000 528 pages
3.89
32.2K ratings
Politics
Economics
Business
The Hite Report Summary
The Hite Report
A Nationwide Study of Female Sexuality
by Shere Hite 1976 638 pages
3.87
819 ratings
Feminism
Sexuality
Psychology
Filterworld Summary
Filterworld
How Algorithms Flattened Culture
by Kyle Chayka 2024 290 pages
3.65
4.1K ratings
Technology
Sociology
Science
Poor Economics Summary
Poor Economics
A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty
by Abhijit V. Banerjee 2011 320 pages
4.28
23.5K ratings
Economics
Politics
Business
Pornland Summary
Pornland
How Porn Has Hijacked Our Sexuality
by Gail Dines 2010 204 pages
3.95
1.9K ratings
Feminism
Sexuality
Sociology
Politics As a Vocation Summary
Politics As a Vocation
by Max Weber 2013 52 pages
3.79
597 ratings
Politics
Philosophy
Sociology
A Philosophy of Loneliness Summary
A Philosophy of Loneliness
by Lars Fredrik HΓ€ndler Svendsen 2015 240 pages
3.70
2.2K ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Self Help
Infectious Generosity Summary
Infectious Generosity
The Ultimate Idea Worth Spreading
by Chris J. Anderson 2024 272 pages
3.65
1.2K ratings
Self Help
Philosophy
Psychology
Amusing Ourselves to Death Summary
Amusing Ourselves to Death
Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
by Neil Postman 1985 184 pages
4.16
35.3K ratings
Philosophy
Sociology
Politics
The Vision of the Anointed Summary
The Vision of the Anointed
Self-Congratulation as a Basis for Social Policy
by Thomas Sowell 1995 320 pages
4.40
3.3K ratings
Politics
Economics
Philosophy
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism Summary
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
by Max Weber 1904 320 pages
3.91
14.6K ratings
Sociology
Philosophy
History
Combatting Cult Mind Control Summary
Combatting Cult Mind Control
The #1 Best-selling Guide to Protection, Rescue, and Recovery from Destructive Cults
by Steven Hassan 1988 256 pages
4.42
1.5K ratings
Psychology
Cults
Religion
The Other Significant Others Summary
The Other Significant Others
Reimagining Life with Friendship at the Center
by Rhaina Cohen 2024 320 pages
3.93
3.9K ratings
Relationships
Friendship
Self Help
The Myth of Male Power Summary
The Myth of Male Power
by Warren Farrell 1993 448 pages
3.94
955 ratings
Psychology
Politics
Feminism
Enlightenment Now Summary
Enlightenment Now
The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress
by Steven Pinker 2018 576 pages
4.20
31.5K ratings
Science
Philosophy
History
Social Summary
Social
Why Our Brains Are Wired to Connect
by Matthew D. Lieberman 2013 384 pages
4.06
3.0K ratings
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
Friendship Summary
Friendship
The Evolution, Biology, and Extraordinary Power of Life's Fundamental Bond
by Lydia Denworth 2020 312 pages
3.64
777 ratings
Psychology
Science
Friendship
Overdressed Summary
Overdressed
The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion
by Elizabeth L. Cline 2012 244 pages
3.82
6.7K ratings
Fashion
Sustainability
Environment
Look Again Summary
Look Again
The Power of Noticing What Was Always There
by Tali Sharot 2024 288 pages
3.66
964 ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
The Beauty Myth Summary
The Beauty Myth
by Naomi Wolf 1990 368 pages
3.91
30.2K ratings
Feminism
Sociology
Psychology
Moral Politics Summary
Moral Politics
How Liberals and Conservatives Think
by George Lakoff 1996 471 pages
4.03
1.7K ratings
Politics
Psychology
Philosophy
Viral Justice Summary
Viral Justice
How We Grow the World We Want
by Ruha Benjamin 2022 392 pages
4.45
1.2K ratings
Social Justice
Race
Politics
Race After Technology Summary
Race After Technology
Abolitionist Tools for the New Jim Code
by Ruha Benjamin 2019 258 pages
4.26
2.3K ratings
Race
Technology
Politics
Misogyny Summary
Misogyny
The World's Oldest Prejudice
by Jack Holland 2006 320 pages
4.13
2.7K ratings
Feminism
History
Gender
Invisible Women Summary
Invisible Women
Data Bias in a World Designed for Men
by Caroline Criado PΓ©rez 2019 448 pages
4.34
150.9K ratings
Feminism
Science
Politics
Foolproof Summary
Foolproof
Why Misinformation Infects Our Minds and How to Build Immunity
by Sander van der Linden 2023 368 pages
3.99
797 ratings
Psychology
Politics
Science
The Expanding Circle Summary
The Expanding Circle
Ethics and Sociobiology
by Peter Singer 1981 190 pages
4.05
594 ratings
Philosophy
Science
Psychology
Man for Himself Summary
Man for Himself
An Inquiry Into the Psychology of Ethics
by Erich Fromm 1947 257 pages
4.18
2.9K ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Sociology
Twitter and Tear Gas Summary
Twitter and Tear Gas
The Power and Fragility of Networked Protest
by Zeynep Tufekci 2017 326 pages
4.08
1.4K ratings
Politics
Technology
Sociology
Rationality Summary
Rationality
by Steven Pinker 2021 432 pages
3.84
6.0K ratings
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
Hit Makers Summary
Hit Makers
The Science of Popularity in an Age of Distraction
by Derek Thompson 2017 307 pages
3.90
6.8K ratings
Business
Psychology
Science
How to Kill a City Summary
How to Kill a City
Gentrification, Inequality, and the Fight for the Neighborhood
by Peter Moskowitz 2017 272 pages
4.09
3.6K ratings
Urban Planning
Politics
Urbanism
Damned Lies and Statistics Summary
Damned Lies and Statistics
Untangling Numbers from the Media, Politicians, and Activists
by Joel Best 1998 190 pages
3.74
803 ratings
Politics
Science
Mathematics
Community Summary
Community
The Structure of Belonging
by Peter Block 2008 240 pages
4.06
1.7K ratings
Leadership
Business
Sociology
The Empathic Civilization Summary
The Empathic Civilization
The Race to Global Consciousness in a World in Crisis
by Jeremy Rifkin 2009 688 pages
4.03
925 ratings
History
Psychology
Philosophy
The Origins of Political Order Summary
The Origins of Political Order
From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution
by Francis Fukuyama 2011 585 pages
4.18
10.1K ratings
History
Politics
Political Science
American Made Summary
American Made
What Happens to People When Work Disappears
by Farah Stockman 2021 418 pages
4.31
1.4K ratings
Politics
Economics
Sociology
The Worm at the Core Summary
The Worm at the Core
On the Role of Death in Life
by Sheldon Solomon 2015 274 pages
4.11
1.8K ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Death
A Brief History of Neoliberalism Summary
A Brief History of Neoliberalism
by David Harvey 2005 247 pages
4.13
7.1K ratings
Politics
History
Economics
The Geography of Thought Summary
The Geography of Thought
How Asians and Westerners Think Differently... and Why
by Richard E. Nisbett 2003 288 pages
3.82
3.5K ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Science
The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order Summary
The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order
by Samuel P. Huntington 1996 368 pages
3.78
13.4K ratings
Politics
History
International Relations
For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood... and the Rest of Y'all Too Summary
For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood... and the Rest of Y'all Too
Reality Pedagogy and Urban Education
by Christopher Emdin 2016 232 pages
4.07
4.8K ratings
Education
Teaching
Social Justice
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