Sociology

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

Papillon, a fluffy kitty, is grounded after swallowing a toy and experiencing hiccups. Miss Tilly takes him to the vet,…

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…

A history of Latin America traces the region's development from the Spanish and Portuguese conquests to the rise of…

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…

This is an inspiring guide from social psychologist Dolly Chugh on confronting difficult issues like sexism, racism, and…

Not long ago, man's best friends mostly chilled in the backyard. Now they get carried in baby strollers, snuggle in…

This detailed account of the author's experiences with the Mexican cactus known as peyote is a little-known classic of…

Humans can become so obsessed over the most trivial of things. Take, for instance, the human penis. How did this…

New York City’s Department of Sanitation, responsible for managing the city’s garbage, is the focus of…

Press Here is a picture book that explores the challenges and joys of self-expression and social connection. It uses…