Sociology

When crime and violence invades a person's life, vengeance and justice are seen as acceptable responses. However, The…

A candid, scathing roundtable discussion about racial iniquities in the US, between the head of the NAACP Legal…

Prison life can be astoundingly horrific, both prison itself and the way it affects relationships in the outside world.…

A collection of feminist work spanning over 20 years, this book carefully examines the politics of the commons. Looking…

This book shares the widely publicized case of a farmer and a lawyer who took on a corporate giant to expose…

When Jonas Salk developed the polio vaccine in 1953, he refused to patent it, forgoing profit so that more lives could…

Unconscious bias is the persistent, unintentionally prejudiced behavior that clashes with our consciously held beliefs.…

Amazon’s sprawling network of delivery hubs, data centers, and corporate campuses epitomizes a land where winner and…

This book explores how pranks have long been part of a tradition of speaking truth to power and social critique. From…

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

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

Donors, leaders of nonprofits, and public policy makers usually have the best of intentions to serve society and improve…

You'll get the low-down on America's fascination with fake facts and imaginative worlds/narratives from the last 5…

Let's face it, communication can be a difficult road to navigate. Even if you're the most extroverted social butterfly,…

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

Haven’t read Capital? That’s ok. With A People’s Guide to Capitalism, there’s no need to get bogged down in the…

At this point, it's fair to say that socialism is a deeply misunderstood political theory. With this handbook, you can…

Gaming has become deeply ingrained in our society in the last few decades. Almost every demographic plays video games…

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

Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant started the podcast Stuff You Should Know back in 2008 because they were curious about the…

In this new evolutionary history, geneticist Adam Rutherford explores the profound paradox of the human animal. Looking…

A guide to healing our fractured discourse on race and racism by having better arguments—as in, actually constructive…

We gravitate toward people like us; it’s human nature. Race, class, and gender shape our social identities, and thus…

There is little doubt that the deep state exists, and it has perpetrated a consistent mission to hide, obscure, and…

In this entertaining and intriguing book, author Ilise S. Carter dives deep into the history of lipstick in America. One…

Drawing on the work of a wide range of thinkers from Georges Bataille to Donna Haraway, Pettman explores the…

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

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

Growing up in Australia, Fariha Róisín, a Bangladeshi Muslim, struggled to fit in. In attempts to assimilate, she…

Learn how to reclaim the right to a sacred and sustainable death - all while dealing with the practicalities of…