Sociology Book Summaries

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
Body Language Summary
Body Language
by Julius Fast 1970 183 pages
3.49
1.5K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Communication
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
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
Multicultural Citizenship Summary
Multicultural Citizenship
A Liberal Theory of Minority Rights
by Will Kymlicka 1995 290 pages
3.70
277 ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Political Science
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
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
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
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
Of Boys and Men Summary
Of Boys and Men
Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do About It
by Richard V. Reeves 2022 298 pages
4.05
8.6K ratings
Psychology
Sociology
Parenting
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 WEIRDest People in the World Summary
The WEIRDest People in the World
How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous
by Joseph Henrich 2020 706 pages
4.12
3.8K ratings
Psychology
History
Science
The Culture Code Summary
The Culture Code
An Ingenious Way to Understand Why People Around the World Live and Buy as They Do
by Clotaire Rapaille 2006 208 pages
3.94
3.8K ratings
Business
Psychology
Cultural
Chasing the Scream Summary
Chasing the Scream
The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs
by Johann Hari 2015 400 pages
4.50
20.8K ratings
History
Politics
Psychology
Beauty Pays Summary
Beauty Pays
Why Attractive People Are More Successful
by Daniel S. Hamermesh 2011 224 pages
3.15
137 ratings
Economics
Psychology
Fashion
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
The Person and the Situation Summary
The Person and the Situation
Perspectives of Social Psychology
by Lee Ross 1991 304 pages
4.00
513 ratings
Psychology
Sociology
Science
Dimensions of Human Behavior Summary
Dimensions of Human Behavior
The Changing Life Course
by Elizabeth D. Hutchison 2003 584 pages
3.78
156 ratings
Social Work
Textbooks
School
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
When Cultures Collide Summary
When Cultures Collide
Leading Across Cultures
by Richard D. Lewis 2005 599 pages
3.97
556 ratings
Business
Cultural
Leadership
Misogyny Summary
Misogyny
The World's Oldest Prejudice
by Jack Holland 2006 320 pages
4.13
2.7K ratings
Feminism
History
Gender
The Boy Crisis Summary
The Boy Crisis
Why Our Boys Are Struggling and What We Can Do About It
by Warren Farrell 2019 368 pages
3.91
2.2K ratings
Parenting
Psychology
Sociology
The Case Against Education Summary
The Case Against Education
Why the Education System Is a Waste of Time and Money
by Bryan Caplan 2018 416 pages
3.95
2.0K ratings
Education
Economics
Politics
LikeWar Summary
LikeWar
The Weaponization of Social Media
by P.W. Singer 2018 416 pages
4.27
3.2K ratings
Politics
Technology
Sociology
The Narcissist Next Door Summary
The Narcissist Next Door
Understanding the Monster in Your Family, in Your Office, in Your Bed--in Your World
by Jeffrey Kluger 2014 277 pages
3.11
1.3K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
The Winner-Take-All Society Summary
The Winner-Take-All Society
Why the Few at the Top Get So Much More Than the Rest of Us
by Robert H. Frank 1995 288 pages
3.70
254 ratings
Economics
Business
Sociology
We Real Cool Summary
We Real Cool
Black Men and Masculinity
by bell hooks 2003 184 pages
4.26
1.3K ratings
Feminism
Race
Gender
Deluxe Summary
Deluxe
How Luxury Lost Its Luster
by Dana Thomas 2007 384 pages
3.89
3.9K ratings
Fashion
Business
History
The Meme Machine Summary
The Meme Machine
by Susan Blackmore 1999 288 pages
3.86
4.2K ratings
Science
Psychology
Philosophy
Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome Summary
Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome
America's Legacy of Enduring Injury and Healing
by Joy DeGruy Leary 2005 235 pages
4.49
2.2K ratings
History
Race
Social Justice
What Went Wrong? The Clash Between Islam & Modernity in the Middle East Summary
What Went Wrong? The Clash Between Islam & Modernity in the Middle East
by Bernard Lewis 2001 186 pages
3.54
3.9K ratings
History
Islam
Religion
The History of Sexuality, Volume 2 Summary
The History of Sexuality, Volume 2
The Use of Pleasure
by Michel Foucault 1984 304 pages
4.06
4.4K ratings
Philosophy
History
Sexuality
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 True Believer Summary
The True Believer
Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements
by Eric Hoffer 1951 177 pages
4.20
11.4K ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Psychology
Women Who Love Psychopaths Summary
Women Who Love Psychopaths
by Sandra L. Brown 2008 185 pages
4.20
374 ratings
Psychology
Relationships
Self Help
The Blank Slate Summary
The Blank Slate
The Modern Denial of Human Nature
by Steven Pinker 2002 560 pages
4.09
25.0K ratings
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
Change Summary
Change
How to Make Big Things Happen
by Damon Centola 2021 352 pages
4.05
867 ratings
Psychology
Business
Sociology
Drug Use for Grown-Ups Summary
Drug Use for Grown-Ups
Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear
by Carl L. Hart 2021 304 pages
4.02
4.5K ratings
Science
Psychology
Politics
Dataclysm Summary
Dataclysm
Who We Are
by Christian Rudder 2014 304 pages
3.73
12.3K ratings
Science
Psychology
Sociology
Connected Summary
Connected
The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives
by Nicholas A. Christakis 2008 336 pages
3.73
4.0K ratings
Psychology
Sociology
Science
Identity and Violence Summary
Identity and Violence
The Illusion of Destiny
by Amartya Sen 2006 240 pages
3.84
2.2K ratings
Philosophy
Politics
History
The Health Gap Summary
The Health Gap
The Challenge of an Unequal World
by Michael G. Marmot 2015 400 pages
4.12
1.4K ratings
Medicine
Health
Health Care
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
Where We Stand Summary
Where We Stand
Class Matters
by bell hooks 2000 164 pages
4.23
2.8K ratings
Feminism
Politics
Social Justice
The Post-American World Summary
The Post-American World
by Fareed Zakaria 2008 292 pages
3.86
12.8K ratings
Politics
History
Economics
The Strange Death of Europe Summary
The Strange Death of Europe
Immigration, Identity, Islam
by Douglas Murray 2017 352 pages
4.15
12.1K ratings
Politics
History
Religion
The Struggle for Recognition Summary
The Struggle for Recognition
The Moral Grammar of Social Conflicts
by Axel Honneth 1992 240 pages
4.12
276 ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Sociology
How the World Works (Real Story Summary
How the World Works (Real Story
by Noam Chomsky 2011 416 pages
4.13
5.0K ratings
Politics
History
Philosophy
Wanting Summary
Wanting
The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life
by Luke Burgis 2021 304 pages
3.80
4.1K ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Self Help
Gang Leader for a Day Summary
Gang Leader for a Day
A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets
by Sudhir Venkatesh 2008 302 pages
4.07
25.0K ratings
Sociology
Memoir
Economics
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