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
Fast Food Nation
The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
Food
Sociology
Politics
Moral Politics
How Liberals and Conservatives Think
Politics
Psychology
Philosophy
Foolproof
Why Misinformation Infects Our Minds and How to Build Immunity
Psychology
Politics
Science
Decoded
The Science Behind Why We Buy
Business
Psychology
Science
Civilized to Death
What Was Lost on the Way to Modernity
History
Philosophy
Sociology
The Will to Change
Men, Masculinity, and Love
Feminism
Philosophy
Psychology
When Cultures Collide
Leading Across Cultures
Business
Cultural
Leadership
Invisible Doctrine
The Secret History of Neoliberalism
Politics
Economics
History
Damned Lies and Statistics
Untangling Numbers from the Media, Politicians, and Activists
Politics
Science
Mathematics
Future Shock
Sociology
Science
Philosophy
The WEIRDest People in the World
How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous
Psychology
History
Science
The Myth of Male Power
Psychology
Politics
Feminism
Virus of the Mind
The New Science of the Meme
Science
Psychology
Philosophy
The Identity Trap
A Story of Ideas and Power in Our Time
Politics
Philosophy
Sociology
Enlightenment Now
The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress
Science
Philosophy
History
The Corrosion of Character
The Personal Consequences of Work in the New Capitalism
Sociology
Economics
Politics
The World Is Flat
A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century
History
Business
Economics
What's Our Problem?
A Self-Help Book for Societies
Politics
Philosophy
Society
The High Price of Materialism
Psychology
Philosophy
Sociology
The Evolution of Cooperation
Economics
Science
Psychology
Race After Technology
Abolitionist Tools for the New Jim Code
Race
Technology
Politics
Wanting
The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life
Psychology
Philosophy
Self Help
Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids
Why Being a Great Parent Is Less Work and More Fun Than You Think
Parenting
Economics
Psychology
A Philosophy of Loneliness
Philosophy
Psychology
Self Help
The History of Sexuality, Volume 1
An Introduction
Philosophy
History
Theory
Team Human
Technology
Politics
Philosophy
Collective Illusions
Conformity, Complicity, and the Science of Why We Make Bad Decisions
Psychology
Science
Self Help
The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order
Politics
History
International Relations
The Cinderella Complex
Women's Hidden Fear of Independence
Feminism
Psychology
Womens
Bachelor Girl
The Secret History of Single Women in the Twentieth Century
History
Feminism
Womens
Hit Makers
The Science of Popularity in an Age of Distraction
Business
Psychology
Science
Dataclysm
Who We Are
Science
Psychology
Sociology
Against Empathy
The Case for Rational Compassion
Psychology
Philosophy
Science
The Irrational Bundle
Predictably Irrational, The Upside of Irrationality, and The Honest Truth About Dishonesty
Psychology
Economics
Science
Drug Use for Grown-Ups
Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear
Science
Psychology
Politics
No Logo
Politics
Economics
Business
The Logic of Scientific Discovery
Philosophy
Science
Classics
The Better Angels of Our Nature
Why Violence Has Declined
History
Psychology
Science
Rationality
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
The Culture Code
An Ingenious Way to Understand Why People Around the World Live and Buy as They Do
Business
Psychology
Cultural
Community
The Structure of Belonging
Leadership
Business
Sociology
Look Again
The Power of Noticing What Was Always There
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
Hard-Core Romance
"Fifty Shades of Grey," Best-Sellers, and Society
Sociology
Feminism
Sexuality
Network Propaganda
Manipulation, Disinformation, and Radicalization in American Politics
Politics
Technology
Sociology
The Spirit Level
Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better
Politics
Economics
Sociology
Religion for Atheists
A Non-Believer's Guide to the Uses of Religion
Philosophy
Atheism
Spirituality
The Expanding Circle
Ethics and Sociobiology
Philosophy
Science
Psychology
The Culture of Narcissism
American Life in An Age of Diminishing Expectations
Psychology
Sociology
Philosophy
LikeWar
The Weaponization of Social Media
Politics
Technology
Sociology
The Human Zoo
A Zoologist's Study of the Urban Animal
Science
Psychology
Anthropology
