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 Science of Evil
On Empathy and the Origins of Cruelty
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
The Science of Evil
On Empathy and the Origins of Cruelty
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
Nomad Century
How Climate Migration Will Reshape Our World
Science
Environment
Climate Change
Nomad Century
How Climate Migration Will Reshape Our World
Science
Environment
Climate Change
Luxury Fever
Why Money Fails to Satisfy In An Era of Excess
Economics
Sociology
Psychology
Luxury Fever
Why Money Fails to Satisfy In An Era of Excess
Economics
Sociology
Psychology
Why Empires Fall
Rome, America and the Future of the West
History
Politics
Economics
Why Empires Fall
Rome, America and the Future of the West
History
Politics
Economics
When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows...
Common Knowledge and the Mysteries of Money, Power, and Everyday Life
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows...
Common Knowledge and the Mysteries of Money, Power, and Everyday Life
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
Why Beautiful People Have More Daughters
From Dating, Shopping, and Praying to Going to War and Becoming a Billionaire-- Two Evolutionary Psychologists Explain Why We Do What We Do
Psychology
Science
Sociology
Why Beautiful People Have More Daughters
From Dating, Shopping, and Praying to Going to War and Becoming a Billionaire-- Two Evolutionary Psychologists Explain Why We Do What We Do
Psychology
Science
Sociology
The Cinderella Complex
Women's Hidden Fear of Independence
Feminism
Psychology
Self Help
The Cinderella Complex
Women's Hidden Fear of Independence
Feminism
Psychology
Self Help
Asshole No More
Psychology
Self Help
Sociology
Asshole No More
Psychology
Self Help
Sociology
Brave New World Revisited
Classics
Science Fiction
Philosophy
Brave New World Revisited
Classics
Science Fiction
Philosophy
Gang Leader for a Day
A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets
Sociology
Memoir
Crime
Gang Leader for a Day
A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets
Sociology
Memoir
Crime
Social Identity
Sociology
Psychology
Philosophy
Social Identity
Sociology
Psychology
Philosophy
Body Language
Psychology
Self Help
Communication
Body Language
Psychology
Self Help
Communication
The Political Brain
The Role of Emotion in Deciding the Fate of the Nation
Politics
Psychology
Science
The Political Brain
The Role of Emotion in Deciding the Fate of the Nation
Politics
Psychology
Science
For the Culture
The Power Behind What We Buy, What We Do, and Who We Want to Be
Business
Psychology
Cultural
For the Culture
The Power Behind What We Buy, What We Do, and Who We Want to Be
Business
Psychology
Cultural
Anthro-Vision
How Anthropology Can Explain Business and Life
Anthropology
Business
Economics
Anthro-Vision
How Anthropology Can Explain Business and Life
Anthropology
Business
Economics
Virus of the Mind
The New Science of the Meme
Science
Psychology
Philosophy
Virus of the Mind
The New Science of the Meme
Science
Psychology
Philosophy
Priceless
The Myth of Fair Value
Psychology
Business
Economics
Priceless
The Myth of Fair Value
Psychology
Business
Economics
The Wisest One in the Room
How You Can Benefit from Social Psychology's Most Powerful Insights
Psychology
Science
Self Help
The Wisest One in the Room
How You Can Benefit from Social Psychology's Most Powerful Insights
Psychology
Science
Self Help
The Locust Effect
Why the End of Poverty Requires the End of Violence
Politics
Social Justice
Economics
The Locust Effect
Why the End of Poverty Requires the End of Violence
Politics
Social Justice
Economics
Peoplewatching
The Desmond Morris Guide to Body Language
Psychology
Science
Anthropology
Peoplewatching
The Desmond Morris Guide to Body Language
Psychology
Science
Anthropology
Status and Culture
How Our Desire for Social Rank Creates Taste, Identity, Art, Fashion, and Constant Change
Sociology
Psychology
Fashion
Status and Culture
How Our Desire for Social Rank Creates Taste, Identity, Art, Fashion, and Constant Change
Sociology
Psychology
Fashion
The Spirit Level
Why Greater Equality Makes Societies Stronger
Politics
Economics
Sociology
The Spirit Level
Why Greater Equality Makes Societies Stronger
Politics
Economics
Sociology
Men Who Hate Women
The Extremism Nobody is Talking About
Feminism
Politics
Sociology
Men Who Hate Women
The Extremism Nobody is Talking About
Feminism
Politics
Sociology
Google Archipelago
The Digital Gulag and the Simulation of Freedom
Politics
Cultural
Education
Google Archipelago
The Digital Gulag and the Simulation of Freedom
Politics
Cultural
Education
In Praise of Idleness
Philosophy
Essays
Politics
In Praise of Idleness
Philosophy
Essays
Politics
The Relevance of the Communist Manifesto
Philosophy
Politics
History
The Relevance of the Communist Manifesto
Philosophy
Politics
History
Snoop
What Your Stuff Says About You
Psychology
Science
Sociology
Snoop
What Your Stuff Says About You
Psychology
Science
Sociology
The Order of Things
An Archaeology of the Human Sciences
Philosophy
History
Theory
The Order of Things
An Archaeology of the Human Sciences
Philosophy
History
Theory
Tricks of the Trade
How to Think about Your Research While You're Doing It
Sociology
Research
Writing
Tricks of the Trade
How to Think about Your Research While You're Doing It
Sociology
Research
Writing
Creating Love
A New Way of Understanding Our Most Important Relationships
Relationships
Self Help
Psychology
Creating Love
A New Way of Understanding Our Most Important Relationships
Relationships
Self Help
Psychology
The Outsider
Philosophy
Psychology
Sociology
The Outsider
Philosophy
Psychology
Sociology
The Death of Expertise
The Campaign Against Established Knowledge and Why It Matters
Politics
Science
Sociology
The Death of Expertise
The Campaign Against Established Knowledge and Why It Matters
Politics
Science
Sociology
Cows, Pigs, Wars, and Witches
The Riddles of Culture
Anthropology
History
Sociology
Cows, Pigs, Wars, and Witches
The Riddles of Culture
Anthropology
History
Sociology
The Health Gap
The Challenge of an Unequal World
Medicine
Health
Health Care
The Health Gap
The Challenge of an Unequal World
Medicine
Health
Health Care
Argonauts of the Western Pacific; An Account of Native Enterprise and Adventure in the Archipelagoes of Melanesian New Guinea.
Anthropology
Ethnography
History
Argonauts of the Western Pacific; An Account of Native Enterprise and Adventure in the Archipelagoes of Melanesian New Guinea.
Anthropology
Ethnography
History
The Wealth of Networks
How Social Production Transforms Markets and Freedom
Economics
Technology
Business
The Wealth of Networks
How Social Production Transforms Markets and Freedom
Economics
Technology
Business
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
Science
Philosophy
History
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
Science
Philosophy
History
The Chemical Muse
Drug Use and the Roots of Western Civilization
History
Drugs
Philosophy
The Chemical Muse
Drug Use and the Roots of Western Civilization
History
Drugs
Philosophy
Ghetto
The Invention of a Place, the History of an Idea
History
Sociology
Race
Ghetto
The Invention of a Place, the History of an Idea
History
Sociology
Race
Capitalism
A Very Short Introduction
Economics
Politics
History
Capitalism
A Very Short Introduction
Economics
Politics
History
We Have Never Been Woke
The Cultural Contradictions of a New Elite
Politics
Sociology
Cultural
We Have Never Been Woke
The Cultural Contradictions of a New Elite
Politics
Sociology
Cultural
The Choice Factory
25 behavioural biases that influence what we buy
Business
Psychology
Economics
The Choice Factory
25 behavioural biases that influence what we buy
Business
Psychology
Economics
Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids
Why Being a Great Parent Is Less Work and More Fun Than You Think
Parenting
Economics
Psychology
Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids
Why Being a Great Parent Is Less Work and More Fun Than You Think
Parenting
Economics
Psychology
The Challenger Launch Decision
Risky Technology, Culture, and Deviance at NASA
History
Science
Space
The Challenger Launch Decision
Risky Technology, Culture, and Deviance at NASA
History
Science
Space
The Color of Law
A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
History
Politics
Race
The Color of Law
A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
History
Politics
Race
Nonzero
The Logic of Human Destiny
History
Science
Philosophy
Nonzero
The Logic of Human Destiny
History
Science
Philosophy
Excellent Sheep
The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life
Education
Sociology
Politics
Excellent Sheep
The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life
Education
Sociology
Politics
Black and White Thinking
When Grey Matter and Grey Matters Collide
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
Black and White Thinking
When Grey Matter and Grey Matters Collide
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
The World Beyond Your Head
On Becoming an Individual in an Age of Distraction
Philosophy
Psychology
Self Help
The World Beyond Your Head
On Becoming an Individual in an Age of Distraction
Philosophy
Psychology
Self Help
Age of Empathy
Nature's Lessons for a Kinder Society
Science
Psychology
Animals
Age of Empathy
Nature's Lessons for a Kinder Society
Science
Psychology
Animals
