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 Sublime Object of Ideology
Philosophy
Politics
Theory
Far from the Tree
Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity
Psychology
Parenting
Science
Criminology
Crime
Psychology
Academic
Self-Made Man
One Woman's Journey Into Manhood and Back Again
Memoir
Gender
Feminism
Amusing Ourselves to Death
Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
Philosophy
Sociology
Politics
Guns, Germs, and Steel
The Fates of Human Societies
History
Science
Anthropology
Blindspot
Hidden Biases of Good People
Psychology
Science
Anti Racist
Scarcity
Why Having Too Little Means So Much
Psychology
Economics
Business
Misbelief
What Makes Rational People Believe Irrational Things
Psychology
Science
Sociology
The Social Animal
Psychology
Sociology
Science
Requiem for the American Dream
The 10 Principles of Concentration of Wealth & Power
Politics
Economics
History
Snakes in Suits
When Psychopaths Go to Work
Psychology
Business
Science
Globalization and its Discontents
Economics
Politics
History
Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me)
Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts
Psychology
Science
Self Help
Discipline and Punish
The Birth of the Prison
Philosophy
History
Sociology
Viral Justice
How We Grow the World We Want
Social Justice
Race
Politics
Why People Believe Weird Things
Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other Confusions of Our Time
Science
Psychology
Philosophy
The Social Animal
The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement
Psychology
Sociology
Science
Infectious Generosity
The Ultimate Idea Worth Spreading
Self Help
Philosophy
Psychology
The Naked Ape
Science
Anthropology
Psychology
Civilization
The West and the Rest
History
Politics
Economics
The Attention Merchants
The Epic Scramble to Get Inside Our Heads
Psychology
Technology
Business
You Are Not So Smart
Psychology
Science
Self Help
Misogyny
The World's Oldest Prejudice
Feminism
History
Gender
The Upside of Irrationality
The Unexpected Benefits of Defying Logic at Work and at Home
Psychology
Business
Science
The Shallows
What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains
Psychology
Science
Technology
Homo Deus
A History of Tomorrow
History
Science
Philosophy
The Society of the Spectacle
Philosophy
Politics
Theory
Why Social Media is Ruining Your Life
Psychology
Self Help
Social Media
When Prophecy Fails
A Social and Psychological Study of a Modern Group that Predicted the Destruction of the World
Psychology
Religion
Sociology
Hegemony and Socialist Strategy
Towards a Radical Democratic Politics
Politics
Philosophy
Theory
Mutual Aid
A Factor of Evolution
Politics
Philosophy
Science
Normal Accidents
Living with High-Risk Technologies
Science
Engineering
Technology
The Other Significant Others
Reimagining Life with Friendship at the Center
Relationships
Friendship
Self Help
American Made
What Happens to People When Work Disappears
Politics
Economics
Sociology
A Billion Wicked Thoughts
What the World's Largest Experiment Reveals about Human Desire
Psychology
Science
Sexuality
Invisible Influence
The Hidden Forces that Shape Behavior
Psychology
Business
Self Help
Moral Tribes
Emotion, Reason, and the Gap Between Us and Them
Psychology
Philosophy
Science
The New Geography of Jobs
Economics
Business
Politics
Boys & Sex
Young Men on Hookups, Love, Porn, Consent, and Navigating the New Masculinity
Parenting
Feminism
Sexuality
Fluke
Chance, Chaos, and Why Everything We Do Matters
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
How to Kill a City
Gentrification, Inequality, and the Fight for the Neighborhood
Urban Planning
Politics
Urbanism
The Social Construction of Reality
A Treatise in the Sociology of Knowledge
Sociology
Philosophy
Psychology
The Secret Life of Groceries
The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket
Food
Business
History
The Feminine Mystique
Feminism
Classics
History
Work
A History of How we spend our Time
History
Anthropology
Economics
The Price of Inequality
How Today's Divided Society Endangers Our Future
Politics
Sociology
Business
For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood... and the Rest of Y'all Too
Reality Pedagogy and Urban Education
Education
Teaching
Social Justice
Civilization and Its Discontents
Psychology
Philosophy
Classics
End Times
Elites, Counter-Elites, and the Path of Political Disintegration
History
Politics
Economics
