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19 Best Sociology Books

Goal: Find the best Sociology books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).

Method:

  1. Search for "best sociology books" and study the top 5+ pages.
  2. Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
  3. Rank the results neatly here.

19 Best Sociology Books

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1

The Sociological Imagination

by C. Wright Mills

2

Distinction

by Pierre Bourdieu

3

Suicide

A Study In Sociology

by Emile Durkheim

4

The Social Construction of Reality

A Treatise in the Sociology of Knowledge

by Peter L. Berger

5

Bowling Alone

The Collapse and Revival of American Community

by Robert D. Putnam

Also recommended by:

Brianne Kimmel

6

Sociology

by Anthony Giddens

7

The Civilizing Process

Sociogenetic and Psychogenetic Investigations

by Norbert Elias

8

The Tipping Point

How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference

by Malcolm Gladwell

9

Evicted

Poverty and Profit in the American City

by Matthew Desmond

Also recommended by:

Barack Obama, Bill Gates

10

Economy and Society

by Max Weber

11

Imagined Communities

Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism

by Benedict Anderson

12

Mind, Self, and Society

by George Herbert Mead

13

Risk Society

Towards a New Modernity

by Ulrich Beck

14

Sociology Themes and Perspectives

by Michael Haralambos

15

The Lonely Crowd

A Study of the Changing American Character

by David Riesman

16

The Power Elite and the State

by G. William Domhoff

17

The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life

by Erving Goffman

18

The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism

by Max Weber

19

The Spirit Level

Why Greater Equality Makes Societies Stronger

by Richard Wilkinson

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Edited by

Richard Reis

Software engineer whose passion for tracking book recommendations from podcasts inspired the creation of MRB.

Anurag Ramdasan

Lead investor at 3one4 Capital whose startup expertise and love for books helped shaped MRB and its growth.

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