Sociology

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

Nonmonogamy and Neurodiversity explores the intersection of neurodiversity and nonmonogamy, arguing that neurodivergent…

An expert on American authoritarianism offers 12 lessons to expose the divisive rhetoric, strongman tactics, violent…

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

What exactly is Blackness and what does it mean to be Black? Is Blackness a matter of biology or consciousness? Who…

Sports are serious. Football, basketball, tennis, mixed martial arts, and beyond: these are arenas of immense power,…

Michael Azerrad is a music journalist who humanized Kurt Cobain in Come As You Are. This book, however, deserves a…

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

Lesbian partners known for cross-dressing and creating the kind of gender-bending work that the Nazis would come to call…

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

Most of us probably think of disasters as times when social order breaks down, when neighbors turn on each other, when…

Parking: We all hate it. Massive lots of land dedicated to temporary car storage, which often don't even have enough…

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

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

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

An ethnographic account of women who choose FGCS (female genital cosmetic surgery) in Australia and the physicians who…

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

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

Period. End of Sentence. won an Oscar in 2019, prompting Melissa Berton to tell the audience “A period should end a…

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