Sociology Book Summaries

The Myth of Male Power Summary
The Myth of Male Power
by Warren Farrell 1993 448 pages
3.94
500+ ratings
Psychology
Politics
Feminism
Poor Economics Summary
Poor Economics
A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty
by Abhijit V. Banerjee 2011 320 pages
4.28
23k+ ratings
Economics
Politics
Business
The Health Gap Summary
The Health Gap
The Challenge of an Unequal World
by Michael G. Marmot 2015 400 pages
4.12
1k+ ratings
Medicine
Health
Health Care
The Corrosion of Character Summary
The Corrosion of Character
The Personal Consequences of Work in the New Capitalism
by Richard Sennett 1996 176 pages
3.94
1k+ ratings
Sociology
Economics
Politics
The Beauty Myth Summary
The Beauty Myth
by Naomi Wolf 1990 368 pages
3.91
30k+ ratings
Feminism
Sociology
Psychology
Decoded Summary
Decoded
The Science Behind Why We Buy
by Phil P. Barden 2013 280 pages
4.18
1k+ ratings
Business
Psychology
Science
The Uses of Disorder Summary
The Uses of Disorder
Personal Identity and City Life
by Richard Sennett 1970 220 pages
3.87
100+ ratings
Sociology
Urbanism
Philosophy
Collective Illusions Summary
Collective Illusions
Conformity, Complicity, and the Science of Why We Make Bad Decisions
by Todd Rose 2022 304 pages
4.06
500+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
Gang Leader for a Day Summary
Gang Leader for a Day
A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets
by Sudhir Venkatesh 2008 302 pages
4.07
24k+ ratings
Sociology
Memoir
Economics
Network Propaganda Summary
Network Propaganda
Manipulation, Disinformation, and Radicalization in American Politics
by Yochai Benkler 2018 472 pages
4.14
100+ ratings
Politics
Technology
Sociology
Pornland Summary
Pornland
How Porn Has Hijacked Our Sexuality
by Gail Dines 2010 204 pages
3.95
1k+ ratings
Feminism
Sexuality
Sociology
Unconscious Branding Summary
Unconscious Branding
How Neuroscience Can Empower (and Inspire) Marketing
by Douglas Van Praet 2012 288 pages
3.93
100+ ratings
Business
Psychology
Neuroscience
Speechless Summary
Speechless
Controlling Words, Controlling Minds
by Michael J. Knowles 2021 383 pages
4.25
2k+ ratings
Politics
History
Philosophy
The Culture Code Summary
The Culture Code
An Ingenious Way to Understand Why People Around the World Live and Buy as They Do
by Clotaire Rapaille 2006 208 pages
3.94
3k+ ratings
Business
Psychology
Cultural
The End of Education Summary
The End of Education
Redefining the Value of School
by Neil Postman 1995 209 pages
3.97
1k+ ratings
Education
Philosophy
Sociology
Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome Summary
Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome
America's Legacy of Enduring Injury and Healing
by Joy DeGruy Leary 2005 235 pages
4.49
2k+ ratings
History
Race
Social Justice
The Shock Doctrine Summary
The Shock Doctrine
The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
by Naomi Klein 2007 558 pages
4.28
51k+ ratings
Politics
Economics
History
Social Justice Fallacies Summary
Social Justice Fallacies
by Thomas Sowell 2023 224 pages
4.42
2k+ ratings
Politics
Economics
History
Marx Summary
Marx
A Very Short Introduction
by Peter Singer 1980 108 pages
3.70
3k+ ratings
Philosophy
Politics
History
The Narrow Corridor Summary
The Narrow Corridor
States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty
by Daron Acemoğlu 2019 560 pages
4.22
3k+ ratings
Politics
Economics
History
Grown Up Digital Summary
Grown Up Digital
How the Net Generation is Changing Your World
by Don Tapscott 2008 384 pages
3.80
1k+ ratings
Technology
Education
Business
Community Summary
Community
The Structure of Belonging
by Peter Block 2008 240 pages
4.06
1k+ ratings
Leadership
Business
Sociology
The Road to Freedom Summary
The Road to Freedom
Economics and the Good Society
by Joseph E. Stiglitz 2024 384 pages
4.03
500+ ratings
Economics
Politics
Business
Capitalism Summary
Capitalism
A Very Short Introduction
by James Fulcher 2001 160 pages
3.56
1k+ ratings
Economics
Politics
History
The Myth of Mars and Venus Summary
The Myth of Mars and Venus
Do Men and Women Really Speak Different Languages?
by Deborah Cameron 2007 196 pages
4.03
100+ ratings
Feminism
Linguistics
Gender
A Philosophy of Loneliness Summary
A Philosophy of Loneliness
by Lars Fredrik Händler Svendsen 2015 240 pages
3.70
2k+ ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Self Help
Strangers in Their Own Land Summary
Strangers in Their Own Land
Anger and Mourning on the American Right
by Arlie Russell Hochschild 2016 242 pages
4.12
17k+ ratings
Politics
Sociology
History
The Divide Summary
The Divide
A Brief Guide to Global Inequality and its Solutions
by Jason Hickel 2017 368 pages
4.62
3k+ ratings
Economics
Politics
History
The Expanding Circle Summary
The Expanding Circle
Ethics and Sociobiology
by Peter Singer 1981 190 pages
4.05
500+ ratings
Philosophy
Science
Psychology
The Logic of Scientific Discovery Summary
The Logic of Scientific Discovery
by Karl Popper 1934 544 pages
4.03
5k+ ratings
Philosophy
Science
Classics
The Great Escape Summary
The Great Escape
Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality
by Angus Deaton 2013 362 pages
3.82
2k+ ratings
Economics
History
Politics
Seeing Like a State Summary
Seeing Like a State
How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed
by James C. Scott 1998 461 pages
4.21
6k+ ratings
Politics
History
Economics
The Will to Change Summary
The Will to Change
Men, Masculinity, and Love
by bell hooks 2003 208 pages
4.36
25k+ ratings
Feminism
Philosophy
Psychology
Minima Moralia Summary
Minima Moralia
Reflections on a Damaged Life
by Theodor W. Adorno 1951 256 pages
4.24
4k+ ratings
Philosophy
Theory
Politics
For the Love of Men Summary
For the Love of Men
A New Vision for Mindful Masculinity
by Liz Plank 2019 325 pages
4.29
7k+ ratings
Feminism
Psychology
Gender
Mix It Up Summary
Mix It Up
Popular Culture, Mass Media, and Society
by David Grazian 2010 256 pages
3.50
100+ ratings
Sociology
School
History
The Geography of Thought Summary
The Geography of Thought
How Asians and Westerners Think Differently... and Why
by Richard E. Nisbett 2003 288 pages
3.82
3k+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Science
Powershift Summary
Powershift
Knowledge, Wealth, and Power at the Edge of the 21st Century
by Alvin Toffler 1990 640 pages
4.00
1k+ ratings
Politics
Economics
Business
Why We're Polarized Summary
Why We're Polarized
by Ezra Klein 2020 336 pages
4.22
17k+ ratings
Politics
History
Psychology
The Rape of the Mind Summary
The Rape of the Mind
The Psychology of Thought Control, Menticide, and Brainwashing
by Joost A.M. Meerloo 1956 326 pages
4.22
500+ ratings
Psychology
Politics
Philosophy
Why We Can't Afford the Rich Summary
Why We Can't Afford the Rich
by Andrew Sayer 2014 448 pages
4.01
100+ ratings
Economics
Politics
Society
In Praise of Idleness and Other Essays Summary
In Praise of Idleness and Other Essays
by Bertrand Russell 1935 192 pages
4.04
7k+ ratings
Philosophy
Essays
Politics
Irrationality Summary
Irrationality
by Stuart Sutherland 1992 256 pages
3.91
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
A Field Guide to Lies Summary
A Field Guide to Lies
Critical Thinking in the Information Age
by Daniel J. Levitin 2016 292 pages
3.76
4k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
Ghetto Summary
Ghetto
The Invention of a Place, the History of an Idea
by Mitchell Duneier 2015 304 pages
3.74
500+ ratings
History
Sociology
Race
The Meme Machine Summary
The Meme Machine
by Susan Blackmore 1999 288 pages
3.86
4k+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Philosophy
The Science of Evil Summary
The Science of Evil
On Empathy and the Origins of Cruelty
by Simon Baron-Cohen 2011 256 pages
3.77
6k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
Criminal (In)Justice Summary
Criminal (In)Justice
What the Push for Decarceration and Depolicing Gets Wrong and Who It Hurts Most
by Rafael A. Mangual 2022 256 pages
4.15
100+ ratings
Politics
Sociology
Law
The Origins of Totalitarianism Summary
The Origins of Totalitarianism
by Hannah Arendt 1951 527 pages
4.30
13k+ ratings
History
Philosophy
Politics
The Wisest One in the Room Summary
The Wisest One in the Room
How You Can Benefit from Social Psychology's Most Powerful Insights
by Thomas Gilovich 2015 320 pages
3.79
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
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