Sociology Book Summaries

The Western Illusion of Human Nature Summary
The Western Illusion of Human Nature
With Reflections on the Long History of Hierarchy, Equality and the Sublimation of Anarchy in the West, and ... Conceptions of the Human Condition
by Marshall Sahlins 2008 112 pages
4.11
288 ratings
Anthropology
Philosophy
History
One World Summary
One World
The Ethics of Globalization
by Peter Singer 2002 272 pages
3.72
1.2K ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Economics
This View of Life Summary
This View of Life
Completing the Darwinian Revolution
by David Sloan Wilson 2019 288 pages
3.96
354 ratings
Science
Biology
Evolution
The End of Race Politics Summary
The End of Race Politics
Arguments for a Colorblind America
by Coleman Hughes 2024 256 pages
4.40
2.1K ratings
Politics
Race
History
The Injustice of Place Summary
The Injustice of Place
Uncovering the Legacy of Poverty in America
by Kathryn J. Edin 2023 352 pages
4.16
586 ratings
History
Politics
Sociology
A People's Guide to Capitalism Summary
A People's Guide to Capitalism
An Introduction to Marxist Economics
by Hadas Thier 2018 300 pages
4.30
1.2K ratings
Economics
Politics
History
The End of the Myth Summary
The End of the Myth
From the Frontier to the Border Wall in the Mind of America
by Greg Grandin 2019 369 pages
4.28
2.9K ratings
History
Politics
American History
Libido Dominandi Summary
Libido Dominandi
Sexual Liberation and Political Control
by E. Michael Jones 1999 668 pages
4.30
269 ratings
History
Politics
Philosophy
Plutocrats Summary
Plutocrats
The Rise of the New Global Super Rich and the Fall of Everyone Else
by Chrystia Freeland 2012 352 pages
3.62
3.1K ratings
Economics
Politics
Business
The Purity Myth Summary
The Purity Myth
How America's Obsession with Virginity is Hurting Young Women
by Jessica Valenti 2009 263 pages
4.07
8.5K ratings
Feminism
Sexuality
Gender Studies
The Populist Delusion Summary
The Populist Delusion
by Neema Parvini 2022 174 pages
4.35
472 ratings
Politics
Philosophy
Political Science
The Possessive Investment in Whiteness Summary
The Possessive Investment in Whiteness
How White People Profit from Identity Politics
by George Lipsitz 1998 296 pages
4.22
856 ratings
Race
Social Justice
Anti Racist
The Sirens' Call Summary
The Sirens' Call
How Attention Became the World's Most Endangered Resource
by Christopher L. Hayes 2025 336 pages
4.05
3.1K ratings
Politics
Psychology
Technology
Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind Summary
Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind
How Intelligence Increases When You Think Less
by Guy Claxton 1997 272 pages
3.91
312 ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
Prey Summary
Prey
Immigration, Islam, and the Erosion of Women's Rights
by Ayaan Hirsi Ali 2021 352 pages
4.12
1.2K ratings
Politics
Feminism
Religion
Born to Be Good Summary
Born to Be Good
The Science of a Meaningful Life
by Dacher Keltner 2009 336 pages
3.58
704 ratings
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
Bright-Sided Summary
Bright-Sided
How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America
by Barbara Ehrenreich 2009 206 pages
3.73
10.2K ratings
Psychology
Sociology
Politics
Jackpot Summary
Jackpot
How the Super-Rich Really Live―and How Their Wealth Harms Us All
by Michael Mechanic 2021 416 pages
3.87
795 ratings
Politics
Economics
Sociology
Strange Rites Summary
Strange Rites
New Religions for a Godless World
by Tara Isabella Burton 2020 301 pages
3.90
1.4K ratings
Religion
Spirituality
Sociology
The Jews Summary
The Jews
by Hilaire Belloc 1922 120 pages
3.81
128 ratings
History
Politics
Sociology
The Art of Insubordination Summary
The Art of Insubordination
How to Dissent and Defy Effectively
by Todd Kashdan 2022 288 pages
4.03
538 ratings
Psychology
Business
Self Help
Rethinking Sex Summary
Rethinking Sex
A Provocation
by Christine Emba 2022 256 pages
3.62
1.0K ratings
Feminism
Sexuality
Sociology
Delay, Deny, Defend Summary
Delay, Deny, Defend
Why Insurance Companies Don't Pay Claims and What You Can Do About It
by Jay M. Feinman 2010 256 pages
4.06
577 ratings
Politics
Business
History
Less Than Human Summary
Less Than Human
Why We Demean, Enslave, and Exterminate Others
by David Livingstone Smith 2011 336 pages
3.87
740 ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Sociology
Transaction Man Summary
Transaction Man
The Rise of the Deal and the Decline of the American Dream
by Nicholas Lemann 2019 320 pages
3.70
296 ratings
Economics
History
Business
Do What You Love and Other Lies About Success and Happiness Summary
Do What You Love and Other Lies About Success and Happiness
by Miya Tokumitsu 2015 192 pages
3.92
492 ratings
Sociology
Politics
Economics
The INTP Summary
The INTP
Personality, Careers, Relationships, & the Quest for Truth and Meaning
by A.J. Drenth 2013 146 pages
4.22
882 ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Philosophy
The Making and Breaking of Affectional Bonds Summary
The Making and Breaking of Affectional Bonds
by John Bowlby 1979 224 pages
4.07
354 ratings
Psychology
Parenting
Self Help
Methodology of the Oppressed Summary
Methodology of the Oppressed
by Chela Sandoval 2000 232 pages
4.14
409 ratings
Feminism
Theory
Academic
A World Without Men Summary
A World Without Men
An Analysis of an All-Female Economy
by Aaron Clarey 2023 141 pages
4.06
110 ratings
Politics
Sociology
Society
The Social Instinct Summary
The Social Instinct
How Cooperation Shaped the World
by Nichola Raihani 2021 304 pages
3.93
606 ratings
Science
Psychology
Biology
Age of Anger Summary
Age of Anger
A History of the Present
by Pankaj Mishra 2017 416 pages
3.64
2.8K ratings
History
Politics
Philosophy
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