Sociology

When Jonas Salk developed the polio vaccine in 1953, he refused to patent it, forgoing profit so that more lives could…

In Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man, Acho takes on all the questions, large and small, insensitive and…

What happens when a woman seeking an abortion is turned away? Diana Greene Foster, PhD, decided to find out. With a team…

More than 3.5 million tourists flock to Paris's Père Lachaise Cemetery each year—lured there, and to many cemeteries…

This is the untold story of the tactics of surveillance and intimidation deployed by wealthy and connected men to…

Taking us from the slave era, when white women fought in court to keep “ownership” of their slaves, through the…

The new feminist manifesto for badass moms! Mothers are a force to be reckoned with, and have surely secured their spot…

With this inspiring and brightly illustrated guide to power, learn about the different types of power, what it means to…

Alan Watts is today remembered as a trailblazing interpreter of Eastern philosophy, but The Two Hands of God reveals a…

With the tension of a detective tale, this true story follows reporter Brian Deer, the man who broke the story on one of…

We gravitate toward people like us; it’s human nature. Race, class, and gender shape our social identities, and thus…

Aged eight, Dina Nayeri fled Iran along with her mother and brother and lived in the crumbling shell of a…

During the late 1980s and early 1990s, the city of San Francisco waged a war against the homeless. Over 1,000 arrests…

An exploration of that emotion we all know, even if there's no word in English—the pleasure we feel at someone else's…

There is more than one truth about most things. The Internet disseminates knowledge but it also spreads hatred. Eating…

Award-winning writer Mary Ellen Hannibal has long reported on scientists’ efforts to protect vanishing species, but it…

Raised in a secular family but increasingly interested in the relevance of faith in our modern world, A.J. Jacobs…

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

Racist pseudoscience has become so commonplace that it can be hard to spot. Neo-Nazis and white supremacists…

In this new evolutionary history, geneticist Adam Rutherford explores the profound paradox of the human animal. Looking…

This book shares the widely publicized case of a farmer and a lawyer who took on a corporate giant to expose…

As the nation grapples with demographic changes and the legacy of racism in America, Christianity’s role as a…

Surveying and interviewing thousands of college students, Donna Freitas began to develop this picture of how younger…

As you flip through this book, every section brings you to a new country, and with it a new concept peculiar to that…

Sam is a child who is full of laughter and joy. He loves riding his bike and learning about the American Revolution.…

Part on-the-ground observation of a new generation of nonviolent activism, covering Black Lives Matter, Occupy Wall…

An urgent and accessible handbook for peaceful protesters, activists, and community organizers—anyone trying to defend…

A comedian and star of the 2 Dope Queens podcast, Phoebe Robinson's takes on race, gender, feminism, pop culture, hair…

A social critique and self-help guide for women looking for decent men and equality in a relationship. Women are told…