Sociology Book Summaries

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
25.0K ratings
Sociology
Memoir
Economics
The Divide Summary
The Divide
A Brief Guide to Global Inequality and its Solutions
by Jason Hickel 2017 368 pages
4.62
3.5K ratings
Economics
Politics
History
Of Boys and Men Summary
Of Boys and Men
Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do About It
by Richard V. Reeves 2022 298 pages
4.05
8.6K ratings
Psychology
Sociology
Parenting
Ghetto Summary
Ghetto
The Invention of a Place, the History of an Idea
by Mitchell Duneier 2015 304 pages
3.74
571 ratings
History
Sociology
Race
بیشعوری Summary
بیشعوری
راهنمای تشخیص و درمان خطرناکترین بیماری تاریخ بشریت
by Xavier Crement 1990 232 pages
2.74
5.2K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Sociology
Nexus Summary
Nexus
Small Worlds and the Groundbreaking Science of Networks
by Mark Buchanan 2002 236 pages
3.80
519 ratings
Science
Mathematics
Physics
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
17.4K ratings
Politics
Sociology
History
Capitalism Summary
Capitalism
A Very Short Introduction
by James Fulcher 2001 160 pages
3.56
1.3K ratings
Economics
Politics
History
We Real Cool Summary
We Real Cool
Black Men and Masculinity
by bell hooks 2003 184 pages
4.26
1.3K ratings
Feminism
Race
Gender
The End of Education Summary
The End of Education
Redefining the Value of School
by Neil Postman 1995 209 pages
3.97
1.9K ratings
Education
Philosophy
Sociology
The Great Escape Summary
The Great Escape
Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality
by Angus Deaton 2013 362 pages
3.82
2.4K ratings
Economics
History
Politics
Inside the Criminal Mind Summary
Inside the Criminal Mind
by Stanton E. Samenow 1984 288 pages
3.79
2.3K ratings
Psychology
True Crime
Crime
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
7.1K ratings
Feminism
Psychology
Gender
Grown Up Digital Summary
Grown Up Digital
How the Net Generation is Changing Your World
by Don Tapscott 2008 384 pages
3.80
1.2K ratings
Technology
Education
Business
Mix It Up Summary
Mix It Up
Popular Culture, Mass Media, and Society
by David Grazian 2010 256 pages
3.50
104 ratings
Sociology
School
History
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
4.6K ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
The Origins of Political Order Summary
The Origins of Political Order
From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution
by Francis Fukuyama 2011 585 pages
4.18
10.1K ratings
History
Politics
Political Science
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
6.3K ratings
Politics
History
Economics
In Praise of Idleness and Other Essays Summary
In Praise of Idleness and Other Essays
by Bertrand Russell 1935 192 pages
4.04
7.2K ratings
Philosophy
Essays
Politics
The Origins of Totalitarianism Summary
The Origins of Totalitarianism
by Hannah Arendt 1951 527 pages
4.30
13.6K ratings
History
Philosophy
Politics
Why We're Polarized Summary
Why We're Polarized
by Ezra Klein 2020 336 pages
4.22
18.0K ratings
Politics
History
Psychology
Fix the System, Not the Women Summary
Fix the System, Not the Women
by Laura Bates 2022 208 pages
4.50
4.9K ratings
Feminism
Politics
Womens
Why We Can't Afford the Rich Summary
Why We Can't Afford the Rich
by Andrew Sayer 2014 448 pages
4.01
144 ratings
Economics
Politics
Society
The Chemical Muse Summary
The Chemical Muse
Drug Use and the Roots of Western Civilization
by D.C.A. Hillman 2008 256 pages
3.91
162 ratings
History
Philosophy
Religion
The Political Brain Summary
The Political Brain
The Role of Emotion in Deciding the Fate of the Nation
by Drew Westen 2007 457 pages
4.05
1.6K ratings
Politics
Psychology
Science
The Meme Machine Summary
The Meme Machine
by Susan Blackmore 1999 288 pages
3.86
4.2K ratings
Science
Psychology
Philosophy
Rebel Cities Summary
Rebel Cities
From the Right to the City to the Urban Revolution
by David Harvey 2012 206 pages
3.92
2.0K ratings
Politics
Urbanism
Urban Studies
Liberalism and Its Discontents Summary
Liberalism and Its Discontents
by Francis Fukuyama 2022 178 pages
3.93
3.1K ratings
Politics
Philosophy
History
Minima Moralia Summary
Minima Moralia
Reflections on a Damaged Life
by Theodor W. Adorno 1951 256 pages
4.24
4.6K ratings
Philosophy
Theory
Politics
Hidden Games Summary
Hidden Games
The Surprising Power of Game Theory to Explain Irrational Human Behavior
by Erez Yoeli 2022 368 pages
3.68
315 ratings
Economics
Psychology
Science
Citizens Summary
Citizens
Why the Key to Fixing Everything is All of Us
by Jon Alexander 2022 320 pages
4.08
256 ratings
Politics
Sociology
Society
The Sociological Imagination Summary
The Sociological Imagination
by C. Wright Mills 1959 248 pages
4.16
3.2K ratings
Sociology
Philosophy
Social Science
The Knowledge Illusion Summary
The Knowledge Illusion
Why We Never Think Alone
by Steven Sloman 2017 304 pages
3.84
2.5K ratings
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
Plato, Not Prozac! Summary
Plato, Not Prozac!
Applying Eternal Wisdom to Everyday Problems
by Lou Marinoff 1999 308 pages
3.47
2.5K ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Self Help
Life at the Bottom Summary
Life at the Bottom
The Worldview That Makes the Underclass
by Theodore Dalrymple 2001 284 pages
4.23
3.8K ratings
Politics
Psychology
Sociology
Where We Stand Summary
Where We Stand
Class Matters
by bell hooks 2000 164 pages
4.23
2.8K ratings
Feminism
Politics
Social Justice
Snoop Summary
Snoop
What Your Stuff Says About You
by Sam Gosling 2001 263 pages
3.36
5.0K ratings
Psychology
Science
Sociology
The Logic of Life Summary
The Logic of Life
The Rational Economics of an Irrational World
by Tim Harford 2008 213 pages
3.81
5.8K ratings
Economics
Psychology
Business
Connected Summary
Connected
The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives
by Nicholas A. Christakis 2008 336 pages
3.73
4.0K ratings
Psychology
Sociology
Science
The Open Society and Its Enemies Summary
The Open Society and Its Enemies
by Karl Popper 1956 920 pages
4.23
2.4K ratings
Philosophy
Politics
History
The Person and the Situation Summary
The Person and the Situation
Perspectives of Social Psychology
by Lee Ross 1991 304 pages
4.00
513 ratings
Psychology
Sociology
Science
Selfless Summary
Selfless
The Social Creation of “You”
by Brian Lowery 2023 272 pages
3.78
354 ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Sociology
The World Beyond Your Head Summary
The World Beyond Your Head
On Becoming an Individual in an Age of Distraction
by Matthew B. Crawford 2015 257 pages
3.79
2.5K ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Self Help
Poverty Safari Summary
Poverty Safari
by Darren McGarvey 2017 224 pages
4.02
6.3K ratings
Politics
Memoir
Sociology
Watching the English Summary
Watching the English
The Hidden Rules of English Behaviour
by Kate Fox 2004 424 pages
3.91
11.0K ratings
Anthropology
Sociology
Travel
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
210 ratings
Politics
Sociology
Law
Deluxe Summary
Deluxe
How Luxury Lost Its Luster
by Dana Thomas 2007 384 pages
3.89
3.9K ratings
Fashion
Business
History
"They Take Our Jobs!" Summary
"They Take Our Jobs!"
And 20 Other Myths about Immigration
by Aviva Chomsky 2007 264 pages
4.06
598 ratings
Politics
History
Economics
Excellent Sheep Summary
Excellent Sheep
The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life
by William Deresiewicz 2014 245 pages
3.88
6.9K ratings
Education
Sociology
Politics
The Age of Empathy Summary
The Age of Empathy
Nature's Lessons for a Kinder Society
by Frans de Waal 2009 304 pages
4.00
2.6K ratings
Science
Psychology
Animals
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