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Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as to-read-sociology)
avg rating 4.47 — 111,714 ratings — published 2016
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Palaces for the People: How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life Palaces for the People: How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as to-read-sociology)
avg rating 3.97 — 5,221 ratings — published 2018
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Suicide: A Study in Sociology Suicide: A Study in Sociology (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as to-read-sociology)
avg rating 3.85 — 4,447 ratings — published 1897
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The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as to-read-sociology)
avg rating 4.44 — 44,956 ratings — published 2017
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Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as to-read-sociology)
avg rating 4.11 — 16,087 ratings — published 1983
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So You Want to Talk About Race So You Want to Talk About Race (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as to-read-sociology)
avg rating 4.48 — 107,578 ratings — published 2018
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Bullshit Jobs: A Theory Bullshit Jobs: A Theory (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as to-read-sociology)
avg rating 4.02 — 33,021 ratings — published 2018
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The Sociological Imagination The Sociological Imagination (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as to-read-sociology)
avg rating 4.15 — 3,304 ratings — published 1959
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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as to-read-sociology)
avg rating 4.52 — 116,008 ratings — published 2010
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The Elementary Forms of Religious Life The Elementary Forms of Religious Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as to-read-sociology)
avg rating 3.93 — 3,729 ratings — published 1912
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Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
by (shelved 3 times as to-read-sociology)
avg rating 3.65 — 194,924 ratings — published 2001
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Democracy for Realists: Why Elections Do Not Produce Responsive Government (Princeton Studies in Political Behavior) Democracy for Realists: Why Elections Do Not Produce Responsive Government (Princeton Studies in Political Behavior)
by (shelved 2 times as to-read-sociology)
avg rating 3.99 — 1,107 ratings — published 2016
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Vilfredo Pareto: Sociological Writings Vilfredo Pareto: Sociological Writings (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as to-read-sociology)
avg rating 4.17 — 23 ratings — published 1976
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Hit Makers: The Science of Popularity in an Age of Distraction Hit Makers: The Science of Popularity in an Age of Distraction (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as to-read-sociology)
avg rating 3.90 — 6,956 ratings — published 2017
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The War on the West The War on the West (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as to-read-sociology)
avg rating 4.27 — 9,252 ratings — published 2022
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Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as to-read-sociology)
avg rating 3.64 — 4,627 ratings — published 2024
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The Death and Life of Great American Cities The Death and Life of Great American Cities (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as to-read-sociology)
avg rating 4.29 — 19,526 ratings — published 1961
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Selections from the Prison Notebooks Selections from the Prison Notebooks (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as to-read-sociology)
avg rating 4.21 — 5,221 ratings — published 1947
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The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as to-read-sociology)
avg rating 4.05 — 6,482 ratings — published 1959
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The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as to-read-sociology)
avg rating 3.91 — 14,888 ratings — published 1904
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Poverty, by America Poverty, by America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as to-read-sociology)
avg rating 4.27 — 58,741 ratings — published 2023
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Trust the Plan: The Rise of QAnon and the Conspiracy That Unhinged America Trust the Plan: The Rise of QAnon and the Conspiracy That Unhinged America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as to-read-sociology)
avg rating 4.06 — 4,167 ratings — published 2023
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Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do About It Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do About It (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as to-read-sociology)
avg rating 4.04 — 9,858 ratings — published 2022
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A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for Environmental Structure Series) A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for Environmental Structure Series)
by (shelved 2 times as to-read-sociology)
avg rating 4.42 — 5,367 ratings — published 1977
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South to America: A Journey Below the Mason Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation South to America: A Journey Below the Mason Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as to-read-sociology)
avg rating 3.97 — 7,722 ratings — published 2022
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Woke Racism: How a New Religion Has Betrayed Black America Woke Racism: How a New Religion Has Betrayed Black America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as to-read-sociology)
avg rating 3.92 — 6,540 ratings — published 2021
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Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as to-read-sociology)
avg rating 4.51 — 164,732 ratings — published 2013
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The Civilizing Process The Civilizing Process (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as to-read-sociology)
avg rating 4.25 — 986 ratings — published 1939
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Labor and Monopoly Capital: The Degradation of Work in the Twentieth Century Labor and Monopoly Capital: The Degradation of Work in the Twentieth Century (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as to-read-sociology)
avg rating 4.29 — 865 ratings — published 1974
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Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as to-read-sociology)
avg rating 3.85 — 8,861 ratings — published 2000
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Capital City: Gentrification and the Real Estate State Capital City: Gentrification and the Real Estate State (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as to-read-sociology)
avg rating 3.93 — 1,635 ratings — published 2019
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Orientalism Orientalism (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as to-read-sociology)
avg rating 4.13 — 28,999 ratings — published 1978
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Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as to-read-sociology)
avg rating 4.16 — 3,535 ratings — published 1979
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Madness and Civilization: A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason Madness and Civilization: A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as to-read-sociology)
avg rating 4.09 — 14,357 ratings — published 1961
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The Culture Industry The Culture Industry (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as to-read-sociology)
avg rating 4.05 — 5,765 ratings — published 1944
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Foucault: A Very Short Introduction Foucault: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as to-read-sociology)
avg rating 3.71 — 1,779 ratings — published 2005
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Race and the American Prospect: Essays on the Racial Realities of Our Nation and Our Time Race and the American Prospect: Essays on the Racial Realities of Our Nation and Our Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as to-read-sociology)
avg rating 5.00 — 8 ratings — published
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Economy and Society: An Outline of Interpretive Sociology Economy and Society: An Outline of Interpretive Sociology (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as to-read-sociology)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,577 ratings — published 1921
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Race for Profit: How Banks and the Real Estate Industry Undermined Black Homeownership (Justice, Power, and Politics) Race for Profit: How Banks and the Real Estate Industry Undermined Black Homeownership (Justice, Power, and Politics)
by (shelved 2 times as to-read-sociology)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,272 ratings — published 2019
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Women & Power: A Manifesto Women & Power: A Manifesto (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as to-read-sociology)
avg rating 4.02 — 38,821 ratings — published 2017
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Class: A Guide Through the American Status System Class: A Guide Through the American Status System (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as to-read-sociology)
avg rating 3.89 — 3,204 ratings — published 1983
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Debt: The First 5,000 Years Debt: The First 5,000 Years (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as to-read-sociology)
avg rating 4.21 — 26,206 ratings — published 2011
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Ecology of Fear: Los Angeles and the Imagination of Disaster Ecology of Fear: Los Angeles and the Imagination of Disaster (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as to-read-sociology)
avg rating 4.07 — 1,400 ratings — published 1998
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Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as to-read-sociology)
avg rating 4.37 — 4,510 ratings — published 2017
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When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as to-read-sociology)
avg rating 4.49 — 25,411 ratings — published 2018
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Das Kapital Das Kapital (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as to-read-sociology)
avg rating 3.90 — 12,016 ratings — published 1867
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The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as to-read-sociology)
avg rating 3.99 — 63,404 ratings — published 2016
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Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as to-read-sociology)
avg rating 4.22 — 106,617 ratings — published 2014
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The Theory of the Leisure Class The Theory of the Leisure Class (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as to-read-sociology)
avg rating 3.87 — 3,972 ratings — published 1899
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Mind, Self and Society from the Standpoint of a Social Behaviorist Mind, Self and Society from the Standpoint of a Social Behaviorist (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as to-read-sociology)
avg rating 3.96 — 757 ratings — published 1934
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