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
Broken Code
Inside Facebook and the Fight to Expose Its Harmful Secrets
Technology
Business
Politics
The End of the World As We Know It
Social Science for the Twenty-First Century
Sociology
Philosophy
History
Breaking the Spell
Religion as a Natural Phenomenon
Religion
Philosophy
Science
X Saves the World
How Generation X Got the Shaft but Can Still Keep Everything from Sucking
History
Sociology
Pop Culture
Caste
The Origins of Our Discontents
History
Politics
Race
Why We Can't Afford the Rich
Economics
Politics
Society
Private Government
How Employers Rule Our Lives (and Why We Don't Talk about It)
Philosophy
Politics
Economics
The End of Burnout
Why Work Drains Us and How to Build Better Lives
Psychology
Business
Sociology
The Perennials
The Megatrends Creating a Postgenerational Society
Sociology
Business
Society
Schadenfreude
The Joy of Another's Misfortune
Psychology
Philosophy
Sociology
Face Value
The Irresistible Influence of First Impressions
Psychology
Science
Politics
Meme Wars
The Untold Story of the Online Battles Upending Democracy in America
Politics
Technology
History
The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work
Philosophy
Psychology
Sociology
Culture Jam
How to Reverse America's Suicidal Consumer Binge--Any Why We Must
Politics
Sociology
Economics
Men and Marriage
Marriage
Cultural
Family
The Misinformation Age
How False Beliefs Spread
Philosophy
Politics
Psychology
How to Argue With a Racist
History, Science, Race and Reality
Science
Race
Politics
You Are What You Watch
Psychology
Film
Science
Smarter Than You Think
How Technology Is Changing Our Minds for the Better
Technology
Science
Psychology
Our Kids
The American Dream in Crisis
Sociology
Education
Politics
Sociobiology
The New Synthesis
Science
Biology
Sociology
The Turning Point
Science, Society, and the Rising Culture
Science
Philosophy
Sociology
Resilience
Why Things Bounce Back
Psychology
Business
Science
Moral Combat
Why the War on Violent Video Games Is Wrong
Psychology
Video Games
Sociology
Drunk
How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization
History
Science
Anthropology
So You Want to Talk About Race
Race
Social Justice
Anti Racist
Age of Propaganda
The Everyday Use and Abuse of Persuasion
Psychology
Politics
Business
Clothing Poverty
The Hidden World of Fast Fashion and Second-Hand Clothes
Fashion
Economics
Sustainability
The Utopia of Rules
On Technology, Stupidity, and the Secret Joys of Bureaucracy
Politics
Anthropology
History
Capitalism, Alone
The Future of the System That Rules the World
Economics
Politics
History
Suspicious Minds
Why We Believe Conspiracy Theories
Psychology
Science
Politics
Swearing Is Good for You
The Amazing Science of Bad Language
Science
Psychology
Language
The People’s Republic of Walmart
How the World’s Biggest Corporations are Laying the Foundation for Socialism
Economics
Politics
History
Triumphs of Experience
The Men of the Harvard Grant Study
Psychology
Science
Sociology
Can't Even
How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation
Psychology
Sociology
Self Help
Acting with Power
Why We Are More Powerful Than We Believe
Business
Psychology
Self Help
The Nones
Where They Came From, Who They Are, and Where They Are Going
Religion
Sociology
Politics
Work Won't Love You Back
How Devotion to Our Jobs Keeps Us Exploited, Exhausted, and Alone
Politics
Business
Labor
New Passages
Mapping Your Life Across Time
Self Help
Psychology
Sociology
Testosterone Rex
Myths of Sex, Science, and Society
Science
Feminism
Psychology
Fist Stick Knife Gun
A Personal History of Violence
Memoir
Graphic Novels
Education
The Great Transformation
The Political and Economic Origins of Our Time
Economics
History
Politics
The Invention of Tradition
History
Anthropology
Sociology
Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World
Politics
History
Economics
Respect in a World of Inequality
Sociology
Politics
Society
Bright-Sided
How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America
Psychology
Sociology
Politics
Cringeworthy
A Theory of Awkwardness
Psychology
Self Help
Sociology
The Unprotected Class
How Anti-White Racism Is Tearing America Apart
Politics
History
Cultural
Heavens on Earth
The Scientific Search for the Afterlife, Immortality, and Utopia
Science
Philosophy
Religion
How Ideas Spread
Business
Psychology
Science
