Sociology

Sociology explores the structure, development, and functioning of human society, addressing topics like group behavior, institutions, and cultural dynamics. This subject stands apart from general social science by focusing directly on how social relationships and societal systems shape individual and collective experiences.

If your research or interest lies in specific facets of sociology—such as marriage and family life, rural communities, urban environments, or foundational social theory—these topics are easily located as distinct subcategories. This organization helps readers target particular dimensions of society and frame more precise questions within the field.

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Under the Perfect Sun: The San Diego Tourists Never See by Mike Davis book cover

Under the Perfect Sun: The San Diego Tourists Never See Davis, Mike $25.52 USD

Families We Lose: A New Explanation for Family Estrangement by Rin Reczek book cover

Families We Lose: A New Explanation for Family Estrangement Reczek, Rin $35.76 USD

Overinvested: The Emotional Economy of Modern Parenting by Nina Bandelj book cover

Overinvested: The Emotional Economy of Modern Parenting Bandelj, Nina $43.44 USD

Selective Empathy: The West Through the Gaze of Gaza by Roberto de Vogli book cover

Selective Empathy: The West Through the Gaze of Gaza de Vogli, Roberto $28.75 USD

Inconceivable: The Impossibility of Family in an Age of Uncertainty by Sussman, Anna Louie book cover

Inconceivable: The Impossibility of Family in an Age of Uncertainty Sussman, Anna Louie $28.02 USD

Therapy Nation: How America Got Hooked on Therapy and Why It's Left Us More Anxious and Divided by Alpert, Jonathan book cover

Therapy Nation: How America Got Hooked on Therapy and Why It's Left Us More Anxious and Divided Alpert, Jonathan $29.26 USD

For Better and Worse: The Complicated Past and Challenging Future of Marriage by Coontz, Stephanie book cover

For Better and Worse: The Complicated Past and Challenging Future of Marriage Coontz, Stephanie $28.03 USD

The Small Stuff: How to Lead a More Gratifying Life by Bogost, Ian book cover

The Small Stuff: How to Lead a More Gratifying Life Bogost, Ian $26.17 USD

Man in the Mirror: Hope, Struggle, and Belonging in an American City by Giridharadas, Anand book cover

Man in the Mirror: Hope, Struggle, and Belonging in an American City Giridharadas, Anand $31.12 USD

No More Mediocre: A Call to Reimagine Our Relationships and Demand More Danger, Laura $27.41 USD

The Intimate Animal: The Science of Sex, Fidelity, and Why We Live and Die for Love Garcia, Justin R. $28.03 USD

Drained: Reduce Your Mental Load to Do Less and Be More Ruppanner, Leah, PhD $28.03 USD

Churn: The Tension That Divides Us and How to Overcome It Steele, Claude M. $28.02 USD

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Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology by Neil Postman book cover

Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology Postman, Neil $21.22 USD

Stonewall: The Definitive Story of the LGBTQ Rights Uprising That Changed America by Martin Duberman book cover

Stonewall: The Definitive Story of the LGBTQ Rights Uprising That Changed America Duberman, Martin $21.84 USD

Feminist Theory: From Margin To Center by Bell Hooks book cover

Feminist Theory: From Margin To Center Hooks, Bell $43.75 USD

Black Bourgeoisie by Franklin Frazier book cover

Black Bourgeoisie Frazier, Franklin $21.83 USD

Icssr Research Surveys and Explorations: Indian Sociology 3 Volume Set: Identity, Communication, and Culture/Develpment and Change/Emerging Concepts, Singh, Yogendra $254.64 USD

Under the Perfect Sun: The San Diego Tourists Never See Davis, Mike $25.52 USD

Palaces for the People: How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life by Eric Klinenberg book cover

Palaces for the People: How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life Klinenberg, Eric $21.84 USD

See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love by Valarie Kaur book cover

See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love Kaur, Valarie $21.84 USD

Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People by Vanessa Van Edwards book cover

Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People Van Edwards, Vanessa $21.84 USD

The Disappearance of Rituals: A Topology of the Present by Byung-Chul Han book cover

The Disappearance of Rituals: A Topology of the Present Han, Byung-Chul $22.58 USD

The Cambridge Handbook of Social Theory 2 Volume Hardback Set by Peter Kivisto book cover

The Cambridge Handbook of Social Theory 2 Volume Hardback Set Kivisto, Peter $482.15 USD

The Cambridge Handbook of Sociology 2 Volume Hardback Set by Kathleen Odell Korgen book cover

The Cambridge Handbook of Sociology 2 Volume Hardback Set Korgen, Kathleen Odell $549.72 USD

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The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life by David Brooks book cover

The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life Brooks, David $23.08 USD

One-Dimensional Man: Studies in the Ideology of Advanced Industrial Society by Herbert Marcuse book cover

One-Dimensional Man: Studies in the Ideology of Advanced Industrial Society Marcuse, Herbert $24.93 USD

Crises of the Republic: Lying in Politics; Civil Disobedience; On Violence; Thoughts on Politics and Revolution by Hannah Arendt book cover

Crises of the Republic: Lying in Politics; Civil Disobedience; On Violence; Thoughts on Politics and Revolution Arendt, Hannah $21.22 USD

Downeast: Five Maine Girls and the Unseen Story of Rural America by Gigi Georges book cover

Downeast: Five Maine Girls and the Unseen Story of Rural America Georges, Gigi $21.34 USD

Foxfire 7 by Foxfire Fund Inc book cover

Foxfire 7 Foxfire Fund Inc $23.70 USD

Rural Versus Urban: The Growing Divide That Threatens Democracy by Suzanne Mettler book cover

Rural Versus Urban: The Growing Divide That Threatens Democracy Mettler, Suzanne $28.00 USD

The Quiet Zone: Unraveling the Mystery of a Town Suspended in Silence by Stephen Kurczy book cover

The Quiet Zone: Unraveling the Mystery of a Town Suspended in Silence Kurczy, Stephen $20.60 USD

Foxfire 2 by Foxfire Fund Inc book cover

Foxfire 2 Foxfire Fund Inc $23.70 USD

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Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J. D. Vance book cover

Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis Vance, J. D. $29.26 USD

Overinvested: The Emotional Economy of Modern Parenting Bandelj, Nina $43.44 USD

Families We Lose: A New Explanation for Family Estrangement Reczek, Rin $35.76 USD

The Egg and I by Betty MacDonald book cover

The Egg and I MacDonald, Betty $21.22 USD

Knowing Capitalism by Nigel Thrift book cover

Knowing Capitalism Thrift, Nigel $144.20 USD

Expressing America: A Critique of the Global Credit Card Society by George Ritzer book cover

Expressing America: A Critique of the Global Credit Card Society Ritzer, George $152.74 USD

Selective Empathy: The West Through the Gaze of Gaza de Vogli, Roberto $28.75 USD

The Technological Society by Jacques Ellul book cover

The Technological Society Ellul, Jacques $19.34 USD

Inconceivable: The Impossibility of Family in an Age of Uncertainty Sussman, Anna Louie $28.02 USD

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Fair Play: Reese's Book Club: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do (and More Life to Live) by Rodsky, Eve book cover

Fair Play: Reese's Book Club: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do (and More Life to Live) Rodsky, Eve $21.84 USD

Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time (Tenth Anniversary Edition) by Speck, Jeff book cover

Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time (Tenth Anniversary Edition) Speck, Jeff $22.46 USD

The Great Good Place: Cafes, Coffee Shops, Bookstores, Bars, Hair Salons, and Other Hangouts at the Heart of a Community: Cafes, Coffee Shops, Booksto by Oldenburg, Ray book cover

The Great Good Place: Cafes, Coffee Shops, Bookstores, Bars, Hair Salons, and Other Hangouts at the Heart of a Community: Cafes, Coffee Shops, Booksto Oldenburg, Ray $40.39 USD

Therapy Nation: How America Got Hooked on Therapy and Why It's Left Us More Anxious and Divided Alpert, Jonathan $29.26 USD

For Better and Worse: The Complicated Past and Challenging Future of Marriage Coontz, Stephanie $28.03 USD

The Small Stuff: How to Lead a More Gratifying Life Bogost, Ian $26.17 USD

Man in the Mirror: Hope, Struggle, and Belonging in an American City Giridharadas, Anand $31.12 USD

The SAGE Handbook of Sociology Calhoun, Craig $262.05 USD

Bourdieu and Culture Robbins, Derek $133.53 USD

Suicide: A Study in Sociology Durkheim, Emile $38.22 USD

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There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America (Pulitzer Prize Winner) Goldstone, Brian $28.03 USD

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How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen Brooks, David $21.84 USD

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How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen Brooks, David $28.03 USD

Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention--And How to Think Deeply Again Hari, Johann $21.84 USD

Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business Postman, Neil $20.60 USD

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Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis Vance, J. D. $23.07 USD

No More Mediocre: A Call to Reimagine Our Relationships and Demand More Danger, Laura $27.41 USD

The Intimate Animal: The Science of Sex, Fidelity, and Why We Live and Die for Love Garcia, Justin R. $28.03 USD

Drained: Reduce Your Mental Load to Do Less and Be More Ruppanner, Leah, PhD $28.03 USD

Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile Goodyear, Sarah $26.79 USD

Churn: The Tension That Divides Us and How to Overcome It Steele, Claude M. $28.02 USD

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Inconceivable: The Impossibility of Family in an Age of Uncertainty

Fair Play: Reese's Book Club: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do (and More Life to Live)

Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time (Tenth Anniversary Edition)

The Great Good Place: Cafes, Coffee Shops, Bookstores, Bars, Hair Salons, and Other Hangouts at the Heart of a Community: Cafes, Coffee Shops, Booksto

Therapy Nation: How America Got Hooked on Therapy and Why It's Left Us More Anxious and Divided

For Better and Worse: The Complicated Past and Challenging Future of Marriage

The Small Stuff: How to Lead a More Gratifying Life

Man in the Mirror: Hope, Struggle, and Belonging in an American City

The SAGE Handbook of Sociology

Bourdieu and Culture

Suicide: A Study in Sociology

There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America (Pulitzer Prize Winner)

How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen

How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen

Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention--And How to Think Deeply Again

Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business

Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis

No More Mediocre: A Call to Reimagine Our Relationships and Demand More

The Intimate Animal: The Science of Sex, Fidelity, and Why We Live and Die for Love

Drained: Reduce Your Mental Load to Do Less and Be More

Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile

Churn: The Tension That Divides Us and How to Overcome It

The Culting of America: What Makes a Cult and Why We Love Them

Sociedad del Cansancio, La -V3*

Untangling Whiteness: Education, Resistance and Transformation

Confederacy of Silence: A True Tale of the New Old South

Information Technology For The Social Scientist

Race, Ethnicity And Nation: International Perspectives On Social Conflict

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