Richard Sennett
Richard Sennett is a sociologist and writer who explores how individuals and groups interpret their social and cultural experiences, particularly in relation to cities and labor.
His work combines ethnography, history, and social theory, following the pragmatist tradition.
Sennett has written extensively on urban life, class identity, and the changing nature of work in modern capitalism.
His books include "The Uses of Disorder," "The Fall of Public Man," and a series examining the personal consequences of modern work, beginning with "The Corrosion of Character." Sennett has also authored novels and explored topics such as craftsmanship and cooperation in his more recent works.
Books by Richard Sennett
The Corrosion of Character
Flexible work promised freedom. It delivered the slow erosion of loyalty, trust, and a stable self.
Sociology
Economics
Psychology
Philosophy
Politics
The Corrosion of Character
Flexible work promised freedom. It delivered the slow erosion of loyalty, trust, and a stable self.
Sociology
Economics
Psychology
Philosophy
Politics
Building and Dwelling
A city is two things: physical form and lived experience. Ethical design puts the second first.
Architecture
Sociology
Philosophy
Design
History
Building and Dwelling
A city is two things: physical form and lived experience. Ethical design puts the second first.
Architecture
Sociology
Philosophy
Design
History
The Fall of Public Man
Public life once ran on masks, not sincerity. We tore them off and strangers became threats.
Sociology
History
Philosophy
Politics
Psychology
The Fall of Public Man
Public life once ran on masks, not sincerity. We tore them off and strangers became threats.
Sociology
History
Philosophy
Politics
Psychology
The Culture of the New Capitalism
Flexible capitalism swapped stable careers for disposable skills and turned politics into shopping.
Sociology
Economics
Business
Politics
Philosophy
The Culture of the New Capitalism
Flexible capitalism swapped stable careers for disposable skills and turned politics into shopping.
Sociology
Economics
Business
Politics
Philosophy
Together
The rituals and crafts that make cooperation possible are being dissolved by short-term capitalism.
Sociology
Philosophy
Politics
Anthropology
Economics
Together
The rituals and crafts that make cooperation possible are being dissolved by short-term capitalism.
Sociology
Philosophy
Politics
Anthropology
Economics
Uses of Disorder
The young craving for purity is architecting our cities into sterile, segregated cages.
Sociology
Philosophy
Psychology
Politics
Architecture
Uses of Disorder
The young craving for purity is architecting our cities into sterile, segregated cages.
Sociology
Philosophy
Psychology
Politics
Architecture
Respect in a World of Inequality
Invisibility is inequality's deepest cut; the systems meant to heal it often cut deeper.
Sociology
Anthropology
Social Justice
Politics
Economics
Respect in a World of Inequality
Invisibility is inequality's deepest cut; the systems meant to heal it often cut deeper.
Sociology
Anthropology
Social Justice
Politics
Economics
