Sociology

Drawing on more than a century's worth of quantitative and qualitative data, Segregation By Design brings…

Fruit trees don't just grow in orchards. All over the world, fruit often grows in heavily urban areas, but the trees…

In this one of a kind book, author Juniper Fitzgerald combines elements of memoir, sociological theory,…

This collection of essays from New York Times contributor Maya Phillips spans three decades of fandom, using pop culture…

As a society, we obsess over our health, our bodies, and death. From eating more kale to anti-aging products or…

For fans of fun facts, this book contains more than 100 extraordinary true things about humans and all the weird stuff…

In this remarkable exploration of global customs surrounding death, journalist Erica Buist travels to Mexico, Nepal,…

The Geography of Nowhere examines the lackluster suburban approach to land-use and critiques the flaws in a manner…

Death scares us. It reminds us of our finitude, and the reality that everyone we love will eventually pass away.…

An examination of history and persistence of patriarchal hierarchies to answer the defining question of feminist…

Explore how marijuana shed its stigma and came to be embraced by new and unlikely enthusiasts, from “Chardonnay…

In this moving and powerful book, Archibald writes of his complex search, and of the conspiracy of silence his father…

A history of racial injustice to examine how civility and white supremacy are linked, and a call for citizens who care…

This brilliant book from a young scientist with Asperger's syndrome offers the reader a fascinating perspective on…

When faced with someone's anger, we may not know how to react, and the volatile emotions can cause us to loose our…

From the publishers of the bestselling Queer: A Graphic History and The Middle Ages: A Graphic…

In this captivating book of feminist theory, author Rosi Braidotti examines contemporary feminism in the light of recent…

Skin is the body's largest organ, and one of its most fickle. It is the border between ourselves and the world, it…

Killer Looks is the definitive story about the long-forgotten practice of providing free nose jobs, face-lifts, breast…

In this new comprehensive history of human existence, renowned public intellectual David Graeber teams up with…

Unfolding rich intercultural myths, fairy tales, folk tales, and stories to help women reconnect with the…

In this incredible toolkit, the culmination of three years of collaboration between seven different Bay Area…

A portrait of the hidden patterns in human society visualized through the world of data. Uncover truths about our…

A powerful look at the ways in which hustle culture and various social pressures have led millennials to…

A scientific approach to debunk popular myths about the Earth and Earth Science, such as Flat Earth, ley lines, and the…

What’s to be done about a jaywalking moose? A bear caught breaking and entering? A murderous tree? Three hundred…

While psychedelics of all sorts are demonized in America today, the visionary compounds found in plants are the…