Sociology

It’s closing time for an alarming number of gay bars in cities around the globe—but it’s definitely not the last dance

An eye-opening portrait of the gun sellers who navigated the social turmoil leading up to the January 6 Capitol attack

How everyday forms of surveillance threaten undocumented immigrants—but also offer them hope for societal inclusion

A neighborhood-by-neighborhood guide to New York City’s northern borough, from the award-winning author of The New York Nobody Knows

How our reliance on Child Protective Services makes motherhood precarious for those already marginalized

How China’s economic development combines a veneer of unprecedented progress with the increasingly despotic rule of surveillance over all aspects of life

An exploration of the ways that shifting relations between materiality and language bring about different forms of politics in Tehran

How social scientists' disagreements about their key words and distinctions have been misconceived, and what to do about it

An incisive portrait of how the new Black politics can forge a future centered on collective action, community, and care

The largely untold story of the great migration of white southerners to the industrial Midwest and its profound and enduring political and social consequences

From the Nobel Prize–winning economist and New York Times bestselling coauthor of Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism, candid reflections on the economist’s craft

The communities, congregations, and faith-based coalitions that have been working for racial justice over the past fifty years

The uses of shame (and shamelessness) in spheres that range from social media and consumerism to polarized politics and mass violence

How the rich and the super-rich throughout Western history accumulated their wealth, behaved (or misbehaved) and helped (or didn’t help) their communities in times of crisis

How mindfulness came to be regarded as a psychological support, an ethical practice and a component of public policy

How new parents in low-wage jobs juggle the demands of work and childcare, and the easy ways employers can help

How ordinary urban objects influence our behavior, exacerbate inequality, and encourage social change

A behind-the-scenes look at how the rich and powerful use offshore shell corporations to conceal their wealth and make themselves richer

A comprehensive and illuminating account of the history of credit in America—and how it continues to divide the haves from the have-nots

From the author of Race After Technology, an inspiring vision of how we can build a more just world—one small change at a time
“A true gift to our movements for justice.”—Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow

Why acknowledging diverse eco-social relationships can help us overcome the political polarization that undermines our ability to protect the environment

Why “aporophobia”—rejection of the poor—is one of the most serious problems facing the world today, and how we can fight it

A practical guide to effective grant writing for researchers at all stages of their academic careers

One of the nation’s foremost urban historians traces the history of cooperative housing in New York City from the 1920s through the 1970s

A groundbreaking account of how prolonged grassroots mobilization lays the foundations for durable democratization

A trailblazing look at the historical emergence of a global field in contemporary art and the diverse ways artists become valued worldwide

An in-depth look at why non-Jewish Poles are trying to bring Jewish culture back to life in Poland today

A pioneering exploration of the defining traits and contradictions of our relationship to the future through the lens of discounting

How local contexts help us understand why White voters in America’s heartland are shifting to the right

An indispensable investigation into the American unemployment system and the ways gender and class affect the lives of those looking for work

The story of how economic reasoning came to dominate Washington between the 1960s and 1980s—and why it continues to constrain progressive ambitions today

James Beard Foundation Book Award Nominee • Winner of the Ida B. Wells-Barnett Book Award, Association of Black Sociologists • Winner of the C. Wright Mills Award, the Society for the Study of Social Problems
A vivid portrait of African American life in today’s urban...

A revealing look at how user behavior is powering deep social divisions online—and how we might yet defeat political tribalism on social media

Winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Economics
A renowned economic historian traces women’s journey to close the gender wage gap and sheds new light on the continued struggle to achieve equity between couples at home

“Worth a read for anyone who cares about making change happen.”—Barack Obama
A powerful new blueprint for how governments and nonprofits can harness the power of digital technology to help solve the most serious problems of the twenty-first century

From the acclaimed author of Unfinished Business, a story of crisis and change that can help us find renewed honesty and purpose in our personal and political lives

A riveting account of how a popularly elected leader has steered the world's largest democracy toward authoritarianism and intolerance

How populism is fueled by the demise of the industrial order and the emergence of a new digital society ruled by algorithms

The past two decades have seen revolutionary shifts in our ability to navigate, inhabit, and define the spatial realm. The data flows that condition much of our lives now regularly include Global Positioning System (GPS) readings and...

A provocative and timely case for how the science of genetics can help create a more just and equal society

From one of the leading policy experts of our time, an urgent rethinking of how we can better support each other to thrive

A revealing look at the experiences of first generation students on elite campuses and the hidden curriculum they must master in order to succeed

A remarkable look at how the growth, technology, and politics of high-frequency trading have altered global financial markets

An in-depth look at how employers today perceive and evaluate job applicants with nonstandard or precarious employment histories

A state-of-the-art approach to evaluating research design for students and scholars across the social sciences