Sociology

Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop and refine a body of knowledge about human social activity, often with the goal of applying such knowledge to the pursuit of social welfare. Subject matter ranges from the micro level of agency and interaction to the macro level of systems and social structures.
Sociology is both topically and methodologically a very broad discipline. Its traditional focuses have included social stratification, social class,
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The Look
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The Zorg: A Tale of Greed and Murder That Inspired the Abolition of Slavery
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Abundance
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Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI
Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It
Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism
How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
Paper Girl: A Memoir of Home and Family in a Fractured America
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The Message
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Outliers: The Story of Success
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life
The Sociological Imagination
Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don't Know
Suicide: A Study in Sociology
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