Sociology

White picket fences are a thing of a bygone era - especially when talking about suburbs around major US cities. This…

If you absorbed Sweet Valley High, the Babysitters Club, and Goosebumps, this smartly irreverent history will bring you…

Wondering how we got where we are right now? Well this book'll give you a bit of an overview. If the Alt-Right scares…

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind integrates science and history to challenge what we think we know about humans…

A harrowing, philosophical investigation into systematized child sexual abuse in the UK. Jason Horsely traces lines of…

Gain insight to the realities of globalization from the perspective of low-wage workers who have sparked a new labor…

What does the word "privilege" mean? Does calling out privilege challenge privilege or does it reinforce divides? Do we…

Making generalizations is easy, but defining what sex means to a person can be tricky when you consider the prevailing…

This popular, acclaimed book debunks just about everything you ever thought you knew about sex. Using evidence from…

A striking collection of essays upending our understanding of sexual purity by confronting our beliefs about virginity,…

Fascism Today takes a look at the insidious rise of fascism in the United States, how it is fueled by the media and how…

Most people want to avoid thinking about death, but Caitlin Doughty--a twenty-something with a degree in medieval…

How do we escape from the death spiral of late-stage capitalism? Richard D. Wolff has laid out a vision of how to make…

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

For generations, we have focused on the individual drivers of success: passion, hard work, talent, and luck. But in…

If you’re like most people, you wish you had the ability to make a difference, but you don’t have the credentials,…

Violating consent isn’t limited to sexual relationships, and our discussions around consent shouldn’t be, either. To…

Redefining Realness is a raw and honest look at living a trans experience and what it's like to fight to define yourself…

Lies My Teacher Told Me is a provocative, nonpartisan, and often shocking examination of American History. From Columbus…

Despite the prevalence of HIV cases in India, AIDS is still a stigmatized disease not considered part of their land, but…

These 200-plus, never-before-published drawings from the private collection of 1940-80s film and television designer…

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

Women took to the streets around the US and the world on January 21, 2017, demanding that their voices be heard - and…

This book is a delightful read with beautiful images that showcase 13 brave women who changed the world. Whether it be…

In this book, Terence McKenna proposes the theory that the consumption and later abandonment of pyschadelic mushrooms…

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