Sociology

In 1983, Sohaila Abdulali wrote an article about her experience and survival following her horrific gang-rape at the age…

Lonely Planet presents In Her Footsteps, a travel guide featuring the hometowns of pioneering and iconic women…

A fascinating cultural history and expose of uncomfortable women's shoes. This square, little book is way more…

Everything you never knew you wanted to know about socks is described here in this illustrated book that alternates…

Throughout history, many lower-income, right-wing, white Americans appear to habitually vote against their own…

Video games have come a long way from being known mainly as the preferred pastime of geeks, nerds, and slackers who live…

Want to write impactful nonfiction? You could do worse than look to Mary Pipher as a guide. Her books, most…

These defining essays on Hip Hop Generation Feminism came out of the incredibly popular Crunk Feminism blog, run by a…

One little-known tidbit of historical trivia is briefly and vividly put on display for your pleasure and fascination…

Effective communication is an essential skill that we will always need to cultivate and improve, be it in the workplace…

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A sobering tome on the fragmentation of US society. The author traces our shift, over time, and nearly-unnoticed, into a…

Use your power to overthrow the powers that be. Starhawk examines how we can make meaningful change in our communities…

In a society that is deeply proliferated between professionalism, family, and individuality, many people are left…

Swept up in the nonstop news cycle of today, it's hard to step back and take the long view on history and current…

Frederick Douglass lived a huge life—abolitionist, newspaper reporter, women's rights activist, diplomat, politician,…

Have you ever thought about what it actually means to have freedom? New York Times bestselling author Cass Sunstein does…

There is a huge global economy in secondhand goods. And now that everyone in the industrialized world is downsizing and…

In Are Men Animals, Matthew Gutmann argues that predatory behavior in modern men is a result of societal and cultural…

With her characteristically bold wit, comedian Alicia Tobin brings countless moments of vulnerability, humility, and…

To many people who live in the United States, stability comes from a strong economy, steady employment, and a retirement…

An engaging and informative account of the ever growing mass of people choosing to better our world with the power of…

An essential tool for media literacy. People are constantly trying to use charts, graphs, and maps to exaggerate,…

In the ever-growing social climate of activism and feminism, traditional masculinity has become the topic of…

What exactly is democracy? Because it seems like each country that defines as such as a very different defintion and…

An open and honest examination of the ethics of the medical industry and the impact they have in modern society. With…

A science journalist looks into the evolutionary anthropology of one of the key defining human relationships. Literature…

Wherever you are in life, let this book guide you onto the next level. Dawn a lacey collar and learn how to get shit…