Sociology

Navigating the challenges of long-term commitment takes effort - and it just got simpler, with this empowering, step-by-step guide to communicating about the things that matter most to you and your partner....

Following Kate Marshall’s first year in the mortuary at a north of England NHS hospital, with each month exploring the people she meets, in life and death, as well as her own growing awareness of life behind the veil....

From the New York Times best-selling author of The Black Swan, a bold new work that challenges many of our long-held beliefs about risk and reward, politics and religion....

Discover the game-changing theory of the cycles of history and what past generations can teach us about living through times of upheaval—with deep insights into the roles that Boomers, Generation X, and Millennials have to play....

Today, we are told that medical interventions increased our lifespan and single-handedly prevented masses of deaths. But is this really true? Dissolving Illusions details facts and figures from long-overlooked medical journals, books, newspapers, and other sources....

A powerful critique, We Have Never Been Woke reveals that only by challenging this elite’s self-serving narratives can we hope to address social and economic inequality effectively.

My Big TOE: Awakening, written by a nuclear physicist in the language of contemporary culture, unifies science and philosophy, physics and metaphysics, mind and matter....

Campbell outlines the Hero's Journey, a universal motif of adventure and transformation that runs through virtually all of the world's mythic traditions....

Faced with the ceaseless stream of news about war, crime, and terrorism, one could easily think we live in the most violent age ever seen....

A groundbreaking work of history and reportage that unveils the stranger-than-fiction world of multilevel marketing: a massive money-making scam and radical political conspiracy that has remade American society.

A private investigator with a haunting past, Bill Edgar's life was never destined to be ordinary. Rising to international fame as the 'Coffin Confessor' - the man who crashes funerals on behalf of the deceased, giving voice to their last wishes - Bill dismantled many of the assumptions we hold...

Methylene Blue is your ultimate guide for understanding what disease is, what disease isn’t, and how to use methylene blue to dramatically enhance your health and quality of life....

Die Wise teaches the skills of dying, skills that have to be learned in the course of living deeply and well....

The pain of abandonment, both real and metaphorical, can cast a shadow over our entire adult experience....

When three-month-old Lia Lee arrived at the county hospital emergency room in Merced, California, a chain of events was set in motion....

A masterful synchronization of history and cutting-edge science shines new light on humanity's darkest diagnosis....

Working women today are better educated and more well-qualified than ever before. Yet men still predominate in the corporate world....

The corporatisation of the contemporary university has sped up the clock, demanding increased speed and efficiency from faculty regardless of the consequences for education and scholarship....

Andy Blunden’s Hegel Marx & Vygotsky, Essays in Social Philosophy presents his novel approach to social theory in a series of essays. Blunden aims to use the cultural psychology of Lev Vygotsky and the Soviet Activity Theorists to renew Hegelian Marxism as an interdisciplinary science.

In his brilliant new work, leading artist and writer James Bridle surveys the history of art, technology, and information systems and reveals the dark clouds that gather over our dreams of the digital sublime....

In The Crowd - A Study of the Popular Mind, social theorist Gustave Le Bon gives historical insight into the political thinking of his era while offering timeless social commentary. Le Bon challenges the listener to contemplate how individual ideas change....

Written after his wife's tragic death, A Grief Observed is C.S. Lewis's honest reflection on the fundamental issues of life, death, and faith in the midst of loss....

On both economic and psychological grounds, author Matthew B. Crawford questions the educational imperative of turning everyone into a "knowledge worker," based on a misguided separation of thinking from doing. Crawford presents an articulated call for self-reliance....

In 1962 Cindy drops out of college to impulsively marry an Australian grazier, moving from the glamorous world of Palm Springs, California, to an isolated sheep station....

Byung-Chul Han draws on literature, philosophy, and the social and natural sciences to explore the stakes of sacrificing intermittent intellectual reflection for constant neural connection.

2013年、87歳で亡くなった父は元医師だが、医療否定主義者だった。不摂生ぶりも医者の不養生の限度を超えていた。若いころ、糖尿病になったが血糖値も測らず甘い物食べ放題の生活を続けながら勝手にインシュリンの量を増やして自然治癒させた。

「世間の人々が若者に不満を持つのは古今東西変わらないようで、古代エジプトの遺跡の壁画にも『近頃の若者は……』って、書いてあったらしい。

While Covid-19 has brought increased attention to chronic and complex illnesses, these conditions have impacted millions worldwide, long before the pandemic. Covid was not the first exposure to cause long-term disease and disability, nor will it be the last. In Invisible No More, Dr. Ilene Ruhoy aims to empower the long-term patients of chronic and complex diseases, delving into her own harrowing experience as a patient.

There are an infinite number of possible futures that lie ahead of us—like threads stretching out into the distance. Rob Hopkins, cofounder of the international Transition Network movement, invites us to travel to future worlds we would actually want to live in.

At age thirty-eight, Jonathan Gluck, a new father with a promising journalism career, was shocked to learn he had multiple myeloma, a rare, incurable blood cancer. He was told he had eighteen months to live. That was more than twenty years ago. Gluck isn’t just something of a medical miracle. He’s also part of a growing population. Thanks to revolutionary medical advances, many cancers and other serious illnesses are no longer death sentences but chronic diseases people can often live with for years.

何歳まで生きれば〝ほどほどに〟生きたことになるのか？　長寿をもてはやし抗加齢に踊る一方で、日本人は平均で男6.1年、女7.6年間の寝たきり生活を送る。多くの人にとって長生きは苦しい。人の寿命は不公平である。

日本は必ず再起動できる！ 先の都知事選で15万票獲得し、マニフェストが大注目を集めた鬼才が放つ「誰もが自分らしく生きられる未来」を実装する新ビジョン！

医学は、人体の構造・機能の美しさを明らかにし、病気の成り立ちを理解し、多くの病気にひそむ謎を解いていくことで、膨大な数の治療手段を生み出してきた。

Der Ostjude weiß in seiner Heimat nichts von der sozialen Ungerechtigkeit des Westens; nichts von der Herrschaft des Vorurteils, das die Wege, Handlungen, Sitten und Weltanschauungen des durchschnittlichen Westeuropäers beherrscht; nichts von der Enge des westlichen Horizonts, den Kraftanlagen umsäumen und Fabrikschornsteine durchzacken; nichts von dem Hass, der bereits so stark ist, dass man ihn als daseinerhaltendes (aber lebentötendes) Mittel sorgfältig hütet, wie ein ewiges Feuer, an dem sich der Egoismus jedes Menschen und jedes Landes wärmt.

Whether we aspire to become the best lawyer or charity worker, life partner or celebrity influencer, we emulate exemplars that exist in the world – hoping it will bring us happiness. But this often leads to a complex game of envy and pride. In Against Identity, philosopher Alexander Douglas seeks an alternative wisdom. Searching the work of three thinkers – ancient Chinese philosopher Zhuangzi, Dutch Enlightenment thinker Benedict de Spinoza, and 20th Century French theorist René Girard – he explores how identity can be a spiritual violence that leads us away from truth.

As a rising star in pharmaceutical sales, Lisa Pratta wanted to believe that she was helping improve the lives of people who suffered from illness. But as she climbed the corporate ladder, she uncovered a sinister world of bribery, fraud, and sexual harassment—all papered over with a thin veneer of corporate respectability. At Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Lisa found herself at a small company with a blockbuster drug that could have been a lifeline for patients suffering from multiple sclerosis—that is, if it was prescribed properly.

Incluso en las zonas más desoladas de las ciudades estadounidenses, los desahucios solían ser acontecimientos raros. Hoy en día, sin embargo, las familias pobres se ven obligadas a invertir más de la mitad de sus ingresos en el alquiler de sus viviendas, y el desahucio se ha convertido en algo cotidiano, especialmente en el caso de las madres solteras. De los barrios marginales a los refugios, de los juzgados a los guetos, Matthew Desmond pasó años registrando las historias de aquellos que luchan por sobrevivir y no se dan por vencidos.

From the 1970s to the early 1990s, New York City was seen, justifiably, as out of control. The city approached bankruptcy, the subways were covered with graffiti, and murders were at a record high. Right-wing fearmongering and vigilante justice were countered by liberal pleas to end poverty and provide drug treatment—none of which happened. Then, in a surprising break from the past, new NYPD leadership decided to focus on crime. Between 1993 and 1996, New York City's murder numbers were cut in half, dropping to under 1,000 for the first time in decades.

Farming Humans: American Inequality and Profit Over People in the Age of Oligarchy—now in a powerful, unabridged audiobook narrated by Eric Leo himself. Join a frontline voice who has lived the realities of corporate “farming” and structural injustice, as he guides you through America’s hidden mechanisms of exploitation—and equips you to push back. In eight hard-hitting chapters, you’ll learn: How the Federal Reserve’s secret origins and debt-creation cycle fuel boom-bust crashes that enrich elites and saddle everyday Americans with “debt bondage.”

In Liberal White Supremacy, Angie Beeman argues that white supremacy is maintained not only by right-wing conservatives or stereotypically uneducated working-class racial bigots but also by progressives who operate from a liberal ideology of color-blindness, racism-evasiveness, and class elitism. This distinction provides insight on divisions among progressives at the local level, in community organizations, and at the national level, in the Democratic Party.

Only a man who had lived all his life in Suffolk could produce such a vivid and accurate portrayal of Akenfield and its inhabitants. Ronald Blythe recounts the personal recollections of, among others, the local school keeper, doctor, blacksmith, saddler, district nurse and magistrate as they discussed farming, education, welfare, class, religion and death. Originally published in 1969, Akenfield forms a unique document of a way of life that has, in many ways, disappeared.

Pero hoy, cuando la imparable globalización que todo lo homogeneiza ha suscitado como reacción la reivindicación de indigenismos agraviados, ningún debate cultural es más candente y delicado que el de la apropiación cultural. En este pertinente ensayo, Jens Balzer plantea este complejo debate ilustrándolo con experiencias generacionales y con la historia contemporánea de la música ligera, que a cualquier lector le resultarán familiares.

Obra diseñada para conducir a grupos en cualquier actividad que implique el trabajo conjunto, ofrece respuestas a interrogantes que suele enfrentar quien los dirige. Distinguiendo entre tácticas (estrategias) y técnicas (procedimiento), propone un modelo congruente y unitario para que el grupo funcione, sea productivo y alcance las metas que se ha propuesto.

Are you constantly reaching for your phone, only to feel drained and disconnected? You’re not alone. In a world designed for digital addiction, it’s easy to lose hours scrolling, comparing, and searching for validation—while real life slips away. The Scroll Trap is your practical guide to breaking free from the grip of social media and reclaiming your focus, time, and well-being. Dr. Eleanor Vance, drawing on her personal journey and expert research, reveals why tech platforms are so addictive and gives you a step-by-step plan for lasting change.

Africa’s Future Begins with a Shift in Mindset. In Generational Shift, Kenety S. Gee presents a bold and inspiring vision for a new era of African development—one rooted not in dependency, but in innovation, self-reliance, and empowered African leadership. Challenging outdated systems and generational cycles that have hindered progress, this powerful book explores how Africans—on the continent and across the African diaspora—can reimagine tradition, drive economic empowerment, and champion social justice to unlock a brighter future.

Dieses Buch erzählt auf Basis aktueller wissenschaftlicher Daten und erstaunlicher Grafiken die 33 besten Geschichten über unsere Welt. Sie machen Mut: Mit rationalem Optimismus schaffen wir eine bessere Zukunft!

Looking across six systems – the police and the recording of hate crimes; dating apps and digital desire; outness in the film and television industry; borders and LGBTQ asylum seekers; health and fitness activities; and DEI initiatives in the workplace – Rainbow Trap documents how inclusive interventions – such as new legislation, revamped diversity policies and tech fixes – have attempted to bring historically marginalized communities out of the shadows.

Once pitted as adversarial counterparts as the opinion editors of Detroit's right- and left-leaning newspapers, veteran journalists Nolan Finley and Stephen Henderson join forces in this groundbreaking work to champion a novel approach to political discourse. Finley, a resolute conservative, and Henderson, a committed progressive, defy expectations by demonstrating that civil conversation is not only possible but also richly rewarding, even across colossal ideological divides.

Across American history, the question of whose lives are long and healthy and whose lives are short and sick has always been shaped by the social and economic order. From the dispossession of Indigenous people and the horrors of slavery to infectious diseases spreading in overcrowded tenements and the vast environmental contamination caused by industrialization, and through climate change and pandemics in the twenty-first century, those in power have left others behind.

Detached: The New Science of Digital Loneliness and How to Reclaim Human Connection in a Screen-Obsessed World goes beyond the obvious warnings about social media and screen time that we've all heard before. You already know you should put down your phone more often. This book explains why you don't.