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
Moral Combat
Why the War on Violent Video Games Is Wrong
Psychology
Video Games
Sociology
How Change Happens
Politics
Psychology
Economics
Why Social Media is Ruining Your Life
Psychology
Self Help
Social Media
Man for Himself
An Inquiry Into the Psychology of Ethics
Psychology
Philosophy
Sociology
Manufacturing Consent
The Political Economy of the Mass Media
Politics
History
Philosophy
The English
A Portrait of a People
History
British Literature
Politics
The Naked Ape
Science
Anthropology
Psychology
"They Take Our Jobs!"
And 20 Other Myths about Immigration
Politics
History
Economics
A Billion Wicked Thoughts
What the World's Largest Experiment Reveals about Human Desire
Psychology
Science
Sexuality
Education and the Social Order
Philosophy
Education
Politics
Mutual Aid
A Factor of Evolution
Politics
Philosophy
Science
Shop Class as Soulcraft
An Inquiry Into the Value of Work
Philosophy
Education
Self Help
The Anarchist in the Library
How the Clash Between Freedom and Control Is Hacking the Real World and Crashing the System
Library Science
Technology
Politics
The Political Brain
The Role of Emotion in Deciding the Fate of the Nation
Politics
Psychology
Science
Traffic
Why We Drive the Way We Do and What It Says About Us
Psychology
Science
Sociology
The Wealth of Networks
How Social Production Transforms Markets and Freedom
Economics
Technology
Business
The Privileged Poor
How Elite Colleges Are Failing Disadvantaged Students
Education
Sociology
Social Justice
Race After Technology
Abolitionist Tools for the New Jim Code
Race
Technology
Politics
Poor Economics
A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty
Economics
Politics
Business
Boys & Sex
Young Men on Hookups, Love, Porn, Consent, and Navigating the New Masculinity
Parenting
Feminism
Sexuality
Under the Influence
Putting Peer Pressure to Work
Economics
Psychology
Sociology
Friendship
The Evolution, Biology, and Extraordinary Power of Life's Fundamental Bond
Psychology
Science
Relationships
Why We're Polarized
Politics
History
Psychology
How to Argue With a Racist
What Our Genes Do (and Don't) Say About Human Difference
Science
Race
Politics
Political Tribes
Group Instinct and the Fate of Nations
Politics
History
Psychology
The Velvet Rope Economy
How Inequality Became Big Business
Economics
Business
Sociology
The Power of Bad
How the Negativity Effect Rules Us and How We Can Rule It
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
Why We Make Mistakes
How We Look Without Seeing, Forget Things in Seconds, and Are All Pretty Sure We Are Way Above Average
Psychology
Science
Self Help
Mistakes Were Made, but Not by Me
Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts
Psychology
Science
Self Help
Who's Your City?
How the Creative Economy Is Making Where to Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life
Economics
Sociology
Urbanism
The Happiness Effect
How Social Media is Driving a Generation to Appear Perfect at Any Cost
Sociology
Psychology
Social Media
Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism
Economics
Politics
Sociology
Swearing Is Good for You
The Amazing Science of Bad Language
Science
Psychology
Language
Demystifying Islam
Tackling the Tough Questions
Religion
Islam
Sociology
Bullshit Jobs
A Theory
Economics
Politics
Business
Globalization and its Discontents
Economics
Politics
History
Neuromarketing
Understanding the Buy Buttons in Your Customer's Brain
Psychology
Business
Neuroscience
Mask Off
Masculinity Redefined
Feminism
Politics
Gender
American Girls
Social Media and the Secret Lives of Teenagers
Parenting
Sociology
Feminism
The Invisible Gorilla
And Other Ways Our Intuitions Deceive Us
Psychology
Science
Business
When Cultures Collide
Leading Across Cultures
Business
Cultural
Leadership
How the Poor Can Save Capitalism
Rebuilding the Path to the Middle Class
Economics
Business
Politics
The Madness of Crowds
Gender, Race and Identity
Politics
Psychology
Sociology
Self-Renewal
The Individual and the Innovative Society
Psychology
Leadership
Personal Development
The Age of American Unreason
Politics
History
Philosophy
Cynical Theories
How Activist Scholarship Made Everything about Race, Gender, and Identity—and Why This Harms Everybody
Politics
Philosophy
Sociology
The Penguin and the Leviathan
How Cooperation Triumphs over Self-Interest
Business
Economics
Psychology
Unfair
The New Science of Criminal Injustice
Law
Psychology
Politics
Propaganda
Politics
Psychology
Sociology
A Job to Love
Self Help
Philosophy
Psychology