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
The Knowledge Illusion
Why We Never Think Alone
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
The Happiness Industry
How the Government and Big Business Sold Us Well-Being
Psychology
Politics
Sociology
Identity
The Demand for Dignity and the Politics of Resentment
Politics
Philosophy
History
The Art of Life
Philosophy
Sociology
Psychology
A Hacker's Mind
How the Powerful Bend Society's Rules, and How to Bend them Back
Technology
Politics
Business
On Rumors
How Falsehoods Spread, Why We Believe Them, and What Can Be Done
Sociology
Psychology
Politics
The Relevance of the Communist Manifesto
Philosophy
Politics
History
Education and the Social Order
Philosophy
Education
Politics
The Eye of the Master
A Social History of Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence
History
Technology
Black and White Thinking
When Grey Matter and Grey Matters Collide
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
On Being Human
Philosophy
Psychology
Sociology
The Good-Enough Life
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
The Populist Delusion
Politics
Philosophy
History
Stone Age Economics
Anthropology
Economics
History
Uses of Disorder
Sociology
Urbanism
Philosophy
Ibn Khaldun
An Intellectual Biography
History
Biography
Philosophy
For the Love of Men
A New Vision for Mindful Masculinity
Feminism
Psychology
Gender
Social Psychology
Psychology
Textbooks
Sociology
Sway
The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior
Psychology
Business
Science
Utopia for Realists
The Case for a Universal Basic Income, Open Borders, and a 15-hour Workweek
Politics
Economics
Philosophy
Escape from Evil
Philosophy
Psychology
Sociology
Groupthink
Psychological Studies of Policy Decisions and Fiascoes
Psychology
Politics
History
Privacy is Power
Why and How You Should Take Back Control of Your Data
Technology
Politics
Sociology
The Broken Ladder
How Inequality Affects the Way We Think, Live, and Die
Politics
Psychology
Economics
Irrationality
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
The Narcissism Epidemic
Living in the Age of Entitlement
Psychology
Sociology
Cultural
The Grift
The Downward Spiral of Black Republicans from the Party of Lincoln to the Cult of Trump
Politics
History
Race
Human Instinct
How our primeval impulses shape our modern lives
Science
Psychology
Evolution
Homelessness Is a Housing Problem
How Structural Factors Explain U.S. Patterns
Politics
Sociology
Urban Planning
Liberty
Incorporating Four Essays on Liberty
Philosophy
Politics
Essays
Selfless
The Social Creation of “You”
Psychology
Philosophy
Sociology
The Logic of Life
The Rational Economics of an Irrational World
Economics
Psychology
Business
Cynical Theories
How Activist Scholarship Made Everything about Race, Gender, and Identity—and Why This Harms Everybody
Politics
Philosophy
Sociology
In Praise of Slowness
Challenging the Cult of Speed
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
A Generation of Sociopaths
How the Baby Boomers Betrayed America
Politics
History
Sociology
LatinoLand
A Portrait of America's Largest and Least Understood Minority
History
Sociology
Politics
What Is Populism?
Politics
Philosophy
History
The Upswing
How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again
Politics
History
Sociology
Bachelor Girl
100 Years of Breaking the Rules—A Social History of Living Single
History
Feminism
Womens
Hidden Games
The Surprising Power of Game Theory to Explain Irrational Human Behavior
Economics
Psychology
Science
When to Rob a Bank
...And 131 More Warped Suggestions and Well-Intended Rants
Economics
Business
Psychology
The Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority
Politics
Philosophy
History
Conformity
The Power of Social Influences
Psychology
Sociology
Politics
Shop Class as Soulcraft
An Inquiry into the Value of Work
Philosophy
Education
Self Help
Watching the English
Anthropology
Sociology
Travel
Friends
Understanding the Power of our Most Important Relationships
Psychology
Relationships
Science
The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity
Philosophy
Psychology
Humor
In Defense of a Liberal Education
Education
Philosophy
Politics
Pendulum
How Past Generations Shape Our Present and Predict Our Future: PDF Included
History
Politics
Sociology
The Silo Effect
The Peril of Expertise and the Promise of Breaking Down Barriers
Business
Management
Leadership
