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
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
Great Escape
Health, Wealth and Happiness in an Unequal World, The
Economics
History
Politics
Great Escape
Health, Wealth and Happiness in an Unequal World, The
Economics
History
Politics
A Hacker's Mind
How the Powerful Bend Society's Rules, and How to Bend them Back
Technology
Politics
Business
A Hacker's Mind
How the Powerful Bend Society's Rules, and How to Bend them Back
Technology
Politics
Business
The Privileged Poor
How Elite Colleges Are Failing Disadvantaged Students
Education
Sociology
Social Justice
The Privileged Poor
How Elite Colleges Are Failing Disadvantaged Students
Education
Sociology
Social Justice
The Age of the Strongman
How the Cult of the Leader Threatens Democracy Around the World
Politics
History
International Relations
The Age of the Strongman
How the Cult of the Leader Threatens Democracy Around the World
Politics
History
International Relations
The Culture of Fear
Sociology
Politics
Psychology
The Culture of Fear
Sociology
Politics
Psychology
American Made
What Happens to People When Work Disappears
Politics
Sociology
Economics
American Made
What Happens to People When Work Disappears
Politics
Sociology
Economics
When to Rob a Bank
...And 131 More Warped Suggestions and Well-Intended Rants
Economics
Business
Psychology
When to Rob a Bank
...And 131 More Warped Suggestions and Well-Intended Rants
Economics
Business
Psychology
A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance
Psychology
Philosophy
Sociology
A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance
Psychology
Philosophy
Sociology
Identity
The Demand for Dignity and the Politics of Resentment
Politics
Philosophy
History
Identity
The Demand for Dignity and the Politics of Resentment
Politics
Philosophy
History
The Happiness Industry
How the Government and Big Business Sold Us Well-Being
Psychology
Politics
Sociology
The Happiness Industry
How the Government and Big Business Sold Us Well-Being
Psychology
Politics
Sociology
Stone Age Economics
Anthropology
Economics
History
Stone Age Economics
Anthropology
Economics
History
Sway
The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior
Psychology
Business
Science
Sway
The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior
Psychology
Business
Science
Bachelor Girl
100 Years of Breaking the Rules—A Social History of Living Single
History
Feminism
Womens
Bachelor Girl
100 Years of Breaking the Rules—A Social History of Living Single
History
Feminism
Womens
Team Human
Technology
Politics
Philosophy
Team Human
Technology
Politics
Philosophy
The Art of Life
Philosophy
Sociology
Psychology
The Art of Life
Philosophy
Sociology
Psychology
The Rise of the Creative Class
And How It's Transforming Work, Leisure, Community and Everyday Life
Economics
Sociology
Business
The Rise of the Creative Class
And How It's Transforming Work, Leisure, Community and Everyday Life
Economics
Sociology
Business
Irrationality
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
Irrationality
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
The Knowledge Illusion
Why We Never Think Alone
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
The Knowledge Illusion
Why We Never Think Alone
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
On Rumors
How Falsehoods Spread, Why We Believe Them, and What Can Be Done
Sociology
Psychology
Politics
On Rumors
How Falsehoods Spread, Why We Believe Them, and What Can Be Done
Sociology
Psychology
Politics
The Good-Enough Life
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
The Good-Enough Life
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
The Eye of the Master
A Social History of Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence
History
Technology
The Eye of the Master
A Social History of Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence
History
Technology
For the Love of Men
A New Vision for Mindful Masculinity
Feminism
Psychology
Gender
For the Love of Men
A New Vision for Mindful Masculinity
Feminism
Psychology
Gender
The War for Kindness
Building Empathy in a Fractured World
Psychology
Science
Sociology
The War for Kindness
Building Empathy in a Fractured World
Psychology
Science
Sociology
Utopia for Realists
The Case for a Universal Basic Income, Open Borders, and a 15-hour Workweek
Politics
Economics
Philosophy
Utopia for Realists
The Case for a Universal Basic Income, Open Borders, and a 15-hour Workweek
Politics
Economics
Philosophy
Education and the Social Order
Philosophy
Education
Politics
Education and the Social Order
Philosophy
Education
Politics
The Populist Delusion
Politics
Philosophy
History
The Populist Delusion
Politics
Philosophy
History
On Being Human
Philosophy
Psychology
Sociology
On Being Human
Philosophy
Psychology
Sociology
The Logic of Life
The Rational Economics of an Irrational World
Economics
Psychology
Business
The Logic of Life
The Rational Economics of an Irrational World
Economics
Psychology
Business
Social Psychology
Psychology
Textbooks
Sociology
Social Psychology
Psychology
Textbooks
Sociology
Cynical Theories
How Activist Scholarship Made Everything about Race, Gender, and Identity—and Why This Harms Everybody
Politics
Philosophy
Sociology
Cynical Theories
How Activist Scholarship Made Everything about Race, Gender, and Identity—and Why This Harms Everybody
Politics
Philosophy
Sociology
Duped
Truth-Default Theory and the Social Science of Lying and Deception
Psychology
Science
Social
Duped
Truth-Default Theory and the Social Science of Lying and Deception
Psychology
Science
Social
Uses of Disorder
Sociology
Urbanism
Philosophy
Uses of Disorder
Sociology
Urbanism
Philosophy
Human Instinct
How our primeval impulses shape our modern lives
Science
Psychology
Evolution
Human Instinct
How our primeval impulses shape our modern lives
Science
Psychology
Evolution
Ibn Khaldun
An Intellectual Biography
History
Biography
Philosophy
Ibn Khaldun
An Intellectual Biography
History
Biography
Philosophy
LatinoLand
A Portrait of America's Largest and Least Understood Minority
History
Sociology
Politics
LatinoLand
A Portrait of America's Largest and Least Understood Minority
History
Sociology
Politics
Unconscious Branding
How Neuroscience Can Empower (and Inspire) Marketing
Business
Psychology
Neuroscience
Unconscious Branding
How Neuroscience Can Empower (and Inspire) Marketing
Business
Psychology
Neuroscience
The Narcissism Epidemic
Living in the Age of Entitlement
Psychology
Sociology
Cultural
The Narcissism Epidemic
Living in the Age of Entitlement
Psychology
Sociology
Cultural
Escape from Evil
Philosophy
Psychology
Sociology
Escape from Evil
Philosophy
Psychology
Sociology
In Praise of Slowness
Challenging the Cult of Speed
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
In Praise of Slowness
Challenging the Cult of Speed
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
Liberty
Incorporating Four Essays on Liberty
Philosophy
Politics
Essays
Liberty
Incorporating Four Essays on Liberty
Philosophy
Politics
Essays
Privacy is Power
Why and How You Should Take Back Control of Your Data
Technology
Politics
Sociology
Privacy is Power
Why and How You Should Take Back Control of Your Data
Technology
Politics
Sociology
Happy as a Dane
10 Secrets of the Happiest People in the World
Self Help
Psychology
Adult
Happy as a Dane
10 Secrets of the Happiest People in the World
Self Help
Psychology
Adult
Watching the English
Anthropology
Sociology
Travel
Watching the English
Anthropology
Sociology
Travel
Homelessness Is a Housing Problem
How Structural Factors Explain U.S. Patterns
Politics
Sociology
Urban Planning
Homelessness Is a Housing Problem
How Structural Factors Explain U.S. Patterns
Politics
Sociology
Urban Planning
The Broken Ladder
How Inequality Affects the Way We Think, Live, and Die
Politics
Psychology
Economics
The Broken Ladder
How Inequality Affects the Way We Think, Live, and Die
Politics
Psychology
Economics
The Grift
The Downward Spiral of Black Republicans from the Party of Lincoln to the Cult of Trump
Politics
History
Race
The Grift
The Downward Spiral of Black Republicans from the Party of Lincoln to the Cult of Trump
Politics
History
Race
The Madness of Crowds
Gender, Race and Identity
Politics
Psychology
Sociology
The Madness of Crowds
Gender, Race and Identity
Politics
Psychology
Sociology
Profit and Punishment
How America Criminalizes the Poor in the Name of Justice
Politics
Social Justice
History
Profit and Punishment
How America Criminalizes the Poor in the Name of Justice
Politics
Social Justice
History
Groupthink
Psychological Studies of Policy Decisions and Fiascoes
Psychology
Politics
History
Groupthink
Psychological Studies of Policy Decisions and Fiascoes
Psychology
Politics
History
