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
Pandora's Seed
The Unforeseen Cost of Civilization
Science
History
Anthropology
The Parasitic Mind
How Infectious Ideas Are Killing Common Sense
Psychology
Politics
Philosophy
Freakonomics Rev Ed
A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
Economics
Business
Science
SuperFreakonomics
Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance
Business
Science
Psychology
Gang Leader for a Day
A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets
Sociology
Memoir
Economics
Grown Up Digital
How the Net Generation is Changing Your World
Technology
Education
Business
Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together In The Cafeteria?
Race
Education
Social Justice
Alone Together
Why We Expect More From Technology And Less From Each Other
Psychology
Technology
Sociology
Pragmatics of Human Communication
A Study of Interactional Patterns, Pathologies and Paradoxes
Psychology
Communication
Philosophy
Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World
Politics
History
Economics
Work
A History of How We Spend Our Time
History
Anthropology
Economics
Blink
The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
Psychology
Business
Self Help
Privacy Is Power
Technology
Politics
Sociology
Homo Deus
A Brief History of Tomorrow
History
Science
Philosophy
The Psychopath Test
A Journey Through the Madness Industry
Psychology
Science
Mental Health
Escape from Freedom
Psychology
Philosophy
Politics
Tomorrow Sex Will Be Good Again
Women and Desire in the Age of Consent
Feminism
Sexuality
Essays
Free Speech And Why It Matters
Politics
Philosophy
Sociology
Hype
How Scammers, Grifters, and Con Artists Are Taking Over the Internet―and Why We're Following
True Crime
Crime
Sociology
Laziness Does Not Exist
Self Help
Psychology
Mental Health
Mythologies
Philosophy
Essays
Theory
Dedicated
The Case for Commitment in an Age of Infinite Browsing
Psychology
Self Help
Philosophy
Framers
Human Advantage in an Age of Technology and Turmoil
Psychology
Business
Science
The Aristocracy Of Talent
History
Politics
Economics
The Power of Strangers
The Benefits of Connecting in a Suspicious World
Psychology
Self Help
Sociology
Games People Play
The Basic Handbook of Transactional Analysis.
Psychology
Self Help
Philosophy
Woke, Inc.
Inside Corporate America's Social Justice Scam
Politics
Business
Economics
A World Without Police
How Strong Communities Make Cops Obsolete
Politics
Sociology
Social Justice
The Status Game
On Human Life and How to Play It: On Social Position and How We Use it
Psychology
Sociology
Science
The Matthew Effect
How Advantage Begets Further Advantage
Sociology
Economics
Rationality
What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
The Golem
What You Should Know About Science (Canto Classics)
Science
Philosophy
History
What We Owe Each Other
Economics
Politics
Philosophy
The Spirit Level
Why Greater Equality Makes Societies Stronger
Politics
Economics
Sociology
The Nones
Where They Came From, Who They Are, and Where They Are Going
Religion
Sociology
History
Woke Racism
How a New Religion Has Betrayed Black America
Politics
Race
Sociology
Corruptible
Who Gets Power and How It Changes Us
Politics
Psychology
Sociology
The End of Burnout
Why Work Drains Us and How to Build Better Lives
Psychology
Business
Sociology
Corruptible
Who Gets Power and How It Changes Us
Politics
Psychology
Sociology
Heaven Is a Place on Earth
Memoir
History
Essays
Citizens
Why the Key to Fixing Everything is All of Us
Politics
Sociology
Society
Caste
The Origins of Our Discontents
History
Race
Social Justice
The Age of the Strongman
How the Cult of the Leader Threatens Democracy Around the World
Politics
History
Sociology
You Can’t Read This Book
Censorship in an Age of Freedom
Politics
Philosophy
Journalism
Good Arguments
How Debate Teaches Us to Listen and Be Heard
Psychology
Communication
Leadership
Status and Culture
How Our Desire for Social Rank Creates Taste, Identity, Art, Fashion, and Constant Change
Sociology
Psychology
Fashion
The Chaos Machine
The Inside Story of How Social Media Rewired Our Minds and Our World
Technology
Psychology
Politics
Fix The System, Not The Women
Feminism
Politics
Womens
Criminal (In)Justice
What the Push for Decarceration and Depolicing Gets Wrong and Who It Hurts Most
Politics
Sociology
Crime
Nice Racism
How Progressive White People Perpetuate Racial Harm
Race
Social Justice
Anti Racist