Sociology Book Summaries

Self-Renewal Summary
Self-Renewal
The Individual and the Innovative Society
by John W. Gardner 1964 170 pages
4.00
233 ratings
Psychology
Leadership
Personal Development
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
I Got Schooled Summary
I Got Schooled
The Unlikely Story of How a Moonlighting Movie Maker Learned the Five Keys to Closing America's Education Gap
by M. Night Shyamalan 2013 321 pages
3.67
320 ratings
Education
Teaching
Sociology
Caste Summary
Caste
The Origins of Our Discontents
by Isabel Wilkerson 2020 544 pages
4.53
153.8K ratings
History
Race
Social Justice
Public Relations Summary
Public Relations
by Edward L. Bernays 1952 374 pages
3.98
171 ratings
Psychology
Politics
Philosophy
Can't Even Summary
Can't Even
How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation
by Anne Helen Petersen 2020 304 pages
3.92
8.8K ratings
Psychology
Sociology
Self Help
Smarter Than You Think Summary
Smarter Than You Think
How Technology is Changing Our Minds for the Better
by Clive Thompson 2013 352 pages
3.94
2.5K ratings
Technology
Science
Psychology
A Force More Powerful Summary
A Force More Powerful
A Century of Non-Violent Conflict
by Peter Ackerman 2000 560 pages
4.14
296 ratings
History
Politics
Sociology
The People’s Republic of Walmart Summary
The People’s Republic of Walmart
How the World’s Biggest Corporations are Laying the Foundation for Socialism
by Leigh Phillips 2019 257 pages
3.90
2.0K ratings
Economics
Politics
History
Dumbing Us Down Summary
Dumbing Us Down
The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling
by John Taylor Gatto 2002 142 pages
4.14
11.5K ratings
Education
Parenting
Politics
جوهر الإنسان Summary
جوهر الإنسان
by Erich Fromm 1944 203 pages
4.04
1.8K ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Sociology
Cultures and Organizations Summary
Cultures and Organizations
Software of the Mind
by Geert Hofstede 1993 300 pages
4.11
1.3K ratings
Business
Cultural
Psychology
Doppelganger Summary
Doppelganger
A Trip into the Mirror World
by Naomi Klein 2023 416 pages
4.21
28.8K ratings
Politics
Memoir
Sociology
The Art of Community Summary
The Art of Community
Seven Principles for Belonging
by Charles H. Vogl 2016 216 pages
3.69
977 ratings
Business
Sociology
Leadership
The World Until Yesterday Summary
The World Until Yesterday
What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies?
by Jared Diamond 2012 512 pages
3.78
10.8K ratings
History
Anthropology
Science
Just Babies Summary
Just Babies
The Origins of Good and Evil
by Paul Bloom 2013 273 pages
3.72
3.4K ratings
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
Inventing the Future Summary
Inventing the Future
Postcapitalism and a World Without Work
by Nick Srnicek 2015 245 pages
3.98
2.5K ratings
Politics
Economics
Philosophy
The Nones Summary
The Nones
Where They Came From, Who They Are, and Where They Are Going
by Ryan P. Burge 2021 157 pages
3.81
349 ratings
Religion
Sociology
History
Work Won't Love You Back Summary
Work Won't Love You Back
How Devotion to Our Jobs Keeps Us Exploited, Exhausted, and Alone
by Sarah Jaffe 2021 432 pages
3.96
5.1K ratings
Politics
Business
Labor
Resilience Summary
Resilience
Why Things Bounce Back
by Andrew Zolli 2012 336 pages
3.63
770 ratings
Psychology
Business
Science
Everything Bad is Good for You Summary
Everything Bad is Good for You
How Today's Popular Culture is Actually Making Us Smarter
by Steven Johnson 2005 254 pages
3.49
5.1K ratings
Sociology
Psychology
Cultural
Seduction Summary
Seduction
Men, Masculinity and Mediated Intimacy
by Rachel O'Neill 2018 256 pages
4.60
35 ratings
Sociology
Feminism
Sexuality
Liberty Summary
Liberty
Incorporating Four Essays on Liberty
by Isaiah Berlin 1969 416 pages
4.15
1.1K ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Essays
The Life You Can Save Summary
The Life You Can Save
How to Do Your Part to End World Poverty
by Peter Singer 2009 302 pages
4.15
6.6K ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Economics
Propaganda Summary
Propaganda
The Formation of Men's Attitudes
by Jacques Ellul 1962 352 pages
4.27
1.3K ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Psychology
What About Men? Summary
What About Men?
by Caitlin Moran 2023 319 pages
3.69
2.9K ratings
Feminism
Humor
Gender
Groupthink Summary
Groupthink
Psychological Studies of Policy Decisions and Fiascoes
by Irving L. Janis 1982 349 pages
4.13
203 ratings
Psychology
Politics
History
The Climate of History in a Planetary Age Summary
The Climate of History in a Planetary Age
by Dipesh Chakrabarty 2021 292 pages
3.69
118 ratings
History
Climate Change
Philosophy
Duped Summary
Duped
Truth-Default Theory and the Social Science of Lying and Deception
by Timothy R. Levine 2019 384 pages
3.52
190 ratings
Psychology
Science
Social
Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism Summary
Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism
And Other Arguments for Economic Independence
by Kristen R. Ghodsee 2018 240 pages
4.00
6.8K ratings
Feminism
Politics
History
The World Cafe Summary
The World Cafe
Shaping Our Futures Through Conversations That Matter
by Juanita Brown 2005 264 pages
4.10
441 ratings
Leadership
Business
Communication
Faster Summary
Faster
The Acceleration of Just About Everything
by James Gleick 1999 330 pages
3.52
1.7K ratings
Science
Technology
Psychology
Understanding Organizations Summary
Understanding Organizations
by Charles B. Handy 1976 448 pages
3.87
297 ratings
Business
Management
Psychology
Consequences of Capitalism Summary
Consequences of Capitalism
Manufacturing Discontent and Resistance
by Noam Chomsky 2020 388 pages
4.36
1.4K ratings
Politics
Economics
History
The Death of Expertise Summary
The Death of Expertise
The Campaign Against Established Knowledge and Why It Matters
by Thomas M. Nichols 2017 272 pages
3.82
9.5K ratings
Politics
Sociology
Science
Teaching as a Subversive Activity Summary
Teaching as a Subversive Activity
by Neil Postman 1969 219 pages
4.20
1.3K ratings
Education
Teaching
Philosophy
The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work Summary
The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work
by Alain de Botton 2008 336 pages
3.62
5.9K ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Sociology
The Mask of Sanity Summary
The Mask of Sanity
by Hervey M. Cleckley 1941 596 pages
3.99
1.0K ratings
Psychology
Science
Mental Health
Call of the Mall Summary
Call of the Mall
The Geography of Shopping
by Paco Underhill 2004 240 pages
3.63
1.1K ratings
Business
Psychology
Sociology
Personality, Character, and Intelligence Summary
Personality, Character, and Intelligence
Part Three from What the Dog Saw
by Malcolm Gladwell 2009 100 pages
3.91
752 ratings
Psychology
Business
Self Help
Asking for It Summary
Asking for It
The Alarming Rise of Rape Culture and What We Can Do about It
by Kate Harding 2014 261 pages
4.37
4.2K ratings
Feminism
Politics
Gender Studies
Spent Summary
Spent
Sex, Evolution, and Consumer Behavior
by Geoffrey Miller 2009 384 pages
3.84
1.3K ratings
Psychology
Science
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 Diversity Illusion Summary
The Diversity Illusion
What We Got Wrong About Immigration & How to Set It Right
by Ed West 2012 312 pages
4.04
223 ratings
Politics
Sociology
History
Social Psychology Summary
Social Psychology
by Elliot Aronson 1973 633 pages
4.02
1.2K ratings
Psychology
Sociology
Textbooks
Free Speech And Why It Matters Summary
Free Speech And Why It Matters
by Andrew Doyle 2021 128 pages
4.25
927 ratings
Politics
Philosophy
Sociology
Born Digital Summary
Born Digital
Understanding the First Generation of Digital Natives
by John Palfrey 2008 288 pages
3.62
1.4K ratings
Technology
Education
Internet
Political Tribes Summary
Political Tribes
Group Instinct and the Fate of Nations
by Amy Chua 2018 293 pages
4.20
4.0K ratings
Politics
History
Psychology
Age of Propaganda Summary
Age of Propaganda
The Everyday Use and Abuse of Persuasion
by Anthony R. Pratkanis 1991 432 pages
4.03
874 ratings
Psychology
Politics
Business
Woke Racism Summary
Woke Racism
How a New Religion Has Betrayed Black America
by John McWhorter 2021 224 pages
3.93
6.4K ratings
Politics
Race
Sociology
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