Sociology

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

This book offers a chronological account of young activists during the 1960s. Behind the change and social upheaval of…

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

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

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

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

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

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

Although Anita Hill's testimony was met with disbelief and humiliation, and did not prevent Clarence Thomas…

A comprehensive guide perfect for anyone with an interest in the foundation and building of ecovillages, this book…

What does it mean to be cute? In this book, author Simon May provides some insightful answers to cuteness as both a…

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

This book of powerful essays present a wide range of complex and divisive topics from the perspective of a Black man…

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

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

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

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…

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…

Drugs have had an important role in the social, cultural, and spiritual development of civilization from the most…

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…

Antiracism is not a destination but a journey—one that takes deliberate, consistent work. Ibram X. Kendi’s…

Since the beginning the US government has reserved the tool of revoking citizenship in order to cast out unwanted…

After the horrific events of the Tulsa Race Massacre in 1921, there was an official investigation... but it was far from…

Economist Heather McGhee tackles the connection between systemic racism and the inequalities and failures of the US…

Explore the ways communication shapes our perceptions and our realities with this tour of verbal and non-verbal…