Sociology

Princeton
Sociology
2021
CULTURE & URBAN LIFE
A revealing look at how user behavior is powering deep

social divisions online—and how we might yet defeat
political tribalism on social media
Breaking the Social Media Prism

In an era of increasing social isolation, platforms like
Facebook and Twitter are among the most important tools
we have to understand each other. We use social media as
a mirror to decipher our place in society but, as Chris Bail
explains, it functions more like a prism that distorts our
identities, empowers status-seeking extremists, and renders
moderates all but invisible. Breaking the Social Media Prism
challenges common myths about echo chambers, foreign
misinformation campaigns, and radicalizing algorithms,
revealing that the solution to political tribalism lies deep
inside ourselves.
Chris Bail is professor of sociology and public policy at

Duke University, where he directs the Polarization Lab.
2021. 240 pages. 1 b/w illus.
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A riveting portrait of a rural Pennsylvania town at the

center of the fracking controversy
Up to Heaven and Down to Hell

Shale gas extraction—commonly known as fracking—is
often portrayed as an energy revolution that will transform
the American economy and geopolitics. But in greater Wil-
liamsport, Pennsylvania, fracking is personal. Up to Heaven
and Down to Hell is a vivid and sometimes heartbreaking
account of what happens when one of the most momentous
decisions about the well-being of our communities and our
planet—whether or not to extract shale gas and oil from
the very land beneath our feet—is largely a private choice
that millions of ordinary people make without the public’s
consent.
Colin Jerolmack is professor of sociology and environmen-

tal studies at New York University and the author of The
Global Pigeon.
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A vivid portrait of African American life in today’s urban

South that uses food to explore the complex
interactions of race and class
Getting Something to Eat

in Jackson
Getting Something to Eat in Jackson uses food—what people
eat and how—to explore the interaction of race and class in
the lives of African Americans in the contemporary urban
South. Joseph Ewoodzie Jr. examines how “foodways”—
food availability, choice, and consumption—vary greatly
between classes of African Americans in Jackson, Missis-
sippi, and how this reflects and shapes their very different
experiences of a shared racial identity.
Joseph C. Ewoodzie Jr. is associate professor of sociology

at Davidson College. He is the author of Break Beats in the
Bronx: Rediscovering Hip-Hop’s Early Years.
October 2021. 320 pages. 32 b/w illus. 1 map.
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An indispensable investigation into the American

unemployment system and the ways gender and class
affect the lives of those looking for work
The Tolls of Uncertainty

Through the intimate stories of those seeking work, The
Tolls of Uncertainty offers a startling look at the nation’s
unemployment system—who it helps, who it hurts, and
what, if anything, we can do to make it fair. Drawing on
interviews with one hundred men and women who have lost
jobs across Pennsylvania, Sarah Damaske examines the ways
unemployment shapes families, finances, health, and the
job hunt. Shaped by a person’s gender and class, unemploy-
ment generates new inequalities that cast uncertainties on
the search for work and on life chances beyond the world of
work, threatening opportunity in America.
Sarah Damaske is associate professor of sociology and

labor and employment relations at Pennsylvania State
University.
2021. 336 pages. 2 tables.
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A startling look at the unexpected places where violent

hate groups recruit young people
Hate in the Homeland

Hate crimes. Misinformation and conspiracy theories.
Foiled white-supremacist plots. The signs of growing far-
right extremism are all around us, and communities across
America and around the globe are struggling to understand
how so many people are being radicalized and why they
are increasingly attracted to violent movements. Hate in the
Homeland shows how tomorrow’s far-right nationalists are
being recruited in surprising places, from college campuses
and mixed martial arts gyms to clothing stores, online gam-
ing chat rooms, and YouTube cooking channels.
Cynthia Miller-Idriss is professor of education and sociol-

ogy at American University, where she runs the Polarization
and Extremism Research and Innovation Lab (PERIL).
2020. 272 pages.
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An urgent look at the relationship between guns, the

police, and race
Policing the Second Amendment

The United States is steeped in guns, gun violence—and
gun debates. As arguments rage on, one issue has largely
been overlooked—Americans who support gun control turn
to the police as enforcers of their preferred policies, but the
police themselves disproportionately support gun rights
over gun control. Yet who do the police believe should get
gun access? When do they pursue aggressive enforcement of
gun laws? And what part does race play in all of this?
Policing the Second Amendment unravels the complex rela-
tionship between the police, gun violence, and race.
Jennifer Carlson is associate professor of sociology as

well as government and public policy at the University of
Arizona.
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How the attorney-client relationship favors the

privileged in criminal court—and denies justice to
the poor and to working-class people of color
Privilege and Punishment

The number of Americans arrested, brought to court, and
incarcerated has skyrocketed in recent decades. Criminal
defendants come from all races and economic walks of life,
but they experience punishment in vastly different ways.
Privilege and Punishment examines how racial and class in-
equalities are embedded in the attorney-client relationship,
providing a devastating portrait of inequality and injustice
within and beyond the criminal courts.
Matthew Clair is assistant professor of sociology at Stan-

ford University, where he holds a courtesy appointment at
Stanford Law School.
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An important examination of how artists have grappled

with anti-Black violence and its representations from
the late nineteenth century to the present
A Site of Struggle
From the horrors of slavery and lynching to the violent
suppression of civil rights struggles and recent acts of
police brutality, targeted violence of Black lives has been
an ever-present fact in American history. Investigating
the conceptual and aesthetic strategies artists have used
to engage with the issue of anti-Black violence, A Site of
Struggle highlights diverse works of art and ephemera from
the post-Reconstruction period of the late nineteenth cen-
tury to the founding of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Janet Dees, Sampada Aranke, Courtney Baker, Huey

Copeland, Leslie Harris, and LaCharles Ward
January 2022. 160 pages. 60 color illus.
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Blood, Powder, and Residue

The findings of forensic science—from DNA profiles and chemical
identifications of illegal drugs to comparisons of bullets, fingerprints,
and shoeprints—are widely used in police investigations and court-
room proceedings. Blood, Powder, and Residue goes inside a metropol-
itan crime laboratory to shed light on the complex social forces that
underlie the analysis of forensic evidence.
Beth A. Bechky is the Seymour Milstein Professor of Ethics and

Corporate Governance and Strategy at New York University.
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The Genetic Lottery

In The Genetic Lottery, Harden introduces readers to the latest genet-
ic science, dismantling dangerous ideas about racial superiority and
challenging us to grapple with what equality really means in a world
where people are born different. Weaving together personal stories
with scientific evidence, Harden shows why our refusal to recognize
the power of DNA perpetuates the myth of meritocracy, and argues
that we must acknowledge the role of genetic luck if we are ever to
create a fair society.
Kathryn Paige Harden is professor of clinical psychology at the

University of Texas at Austin.
September 2021. 312 pages. 22 b/w illus.
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All the News That’s Fit to Click

Journalists today are inundated with data about which stories attract
the most clicks, likes, comments, and shares. These metrics influence
what stories are written, how news is promoted, and even which
journalists get hired and fired. In All the News That’s Fit to Click,
Caitlin Petre takes readers behind the scenes at the New York Times,
Gawker, and the prominent news analytics company Chartbeat
to explore how performance metrics are transforming the work of
journalism.
Caitlin Petre is assistant professor of journalism and media studies

at Rutgers University.
September 2021. 280 pages. 7 b/w illus.
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A Joyfully Serious Man

Robert Bellah (1927–2013) was one of the most influential social sci-
entists of the twentieth century. Trained as a sociologist, he crossed
disciplinary boundaries in pursuit of a greater comprehension of
religion as both a cultural phenomenon and a way to fathom the
depths of the human condition. A Joyfully Serious Man is the defini-
tive biography of this towering figure in modern intellectual life, and
a revelatory portrait of an adventurous yet tormented man.
Matteo Bortolini is associate professor of sociology at the University

of Padua in Italy.
October 2021. 512 pages. 16 b/w illus.
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The Queens Nobody Knows

Bill Helmreich walked every block of New York City—some six-thou-
sand miles—to write the award-winning The New York Nobody Knows.
Later, he re-walked most of Queens—1,012 miles in all—to create
this one-of-a-kind walking guide to the city’s largest borough, from
hauntingly beautiful parks to hidden parts of Flushing’s Chinese
community.
William B. Helmreich (1945–2020) was the author of many books,

including The Manhattan Nobody Knows, The Brooklyn Nobody
Knows, and The New York Nobody Knows.
2020. 488 pages. 65 b/w illus. 48 maps.
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Managing Medical Authority

Exploring how the authority of medicine is controlled, negotiated,
and organized, Managing Medical Authority asks: How is knowledge
shared throughout the profession? Who makes decisions when your
heart malfunctions—physicians, hospital administrators, or private
companies who sell pacemakers? Beginning within the walls of the
hospital, and moving to the professional and commercial venues that
shape it, Managing Medical Authority offers an agenda-setting take on
the social organization of medical authority.
Daniel A. Menchik is associate professor of sociology at the Univer-

sity of Arizona.
November 2021. 296 pages. 17 b/w illus. 2 tables.
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How Civic Action Works

How Civic Action Works renews the tradition of inquiry into collective,
social problem solving. Paul Lichterman follows grassroots activists,
nonprofit organization staff, and community service volunteers in
three coalitions and twelve organizations in Los Angeles as they
campaign for affordable housing, develop new housing, or address
homelessness.
Paul Lichterman is professor of sociology and religion at the Univer-

sity of Southern California.
Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology
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Accidental Feminism
Drawing from observations and interviews with more than 130 elite
professionals, Accidental Feminism examines how a range of under-
lying mechanisms—gendered socialization and essentialism, family
structures and dynamics, and firm and regulatory histories—afford
certain professionals egalitarian outcomes that are not available to
their local and global peers.
Swethaa S. Ballakrishnen is assistant professor of law, sociology,

Asian American studies, and criminology, law, and society at the
University of California, Irvine.
2021. 288 pages. 3 b/w illus. 8 tables.
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Privilege
In Privilege, Shamus Khan returns to his alma mater to provide an
inside look at an institution that has been the realm of the elite for
the past 150 years. He shows that St. Paul’s students continue to
learn how to embody privilege, but they must do so in a more diverse
environment. Through deft portrayals of students, faculty, and staff,
Khan shows how the current elite faces the opening of society while
preserving the advantages that allow them to rule.
Shamus Khan is professor of sociology and American studies at

Princeton University. He is an alumnus and former faculty member
of St. Paul’s School.
August 2021. 248 pages.
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PRINCETON STUDIES IN GLOBAL AND COMPARATIVE SOCIOLOGY
Agents of Reform
The beginnings of the modern welfare state are often traced to the
late nineteenth-century labor movement and to policymakers’ efforts
to appeal to working-class voters. But in Agents of Reform, Elisabeth
Anderson shows that the regulatory welfare state began a half centu-
ry earlier, in the 1830s, with the passage of the first child labor laws.
Elisabeth Anderson is assistant professor of sociology at New York

University Abu Dhabi.
October 2021. 344 pages. 22 b/w illus. 14 tables.
Paperback 9780691220895 $29.95 | £25.00 ebook 9780691220918
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Mapping the Transnational World

Through a sweeping comparative analysis of eight types of mobility
and communication among countries worldwide—from migration
and tourism to Facebook friendships and phone calls—Mapping the
Transnational World demonstrates that our behavior is actually region-
alized, not globalized.
Emanuel Deutschmann is assistant professor of sociological theory

at the University of Flensburg and an associate at the European
University Institute’s Migration Policy Centre.
November 2021. 256 pages. 5 color + 29 b/w illus. 16 tables. 3 maps.
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Persuasive Peers
In Latin America’s new democracies, political parties and mass par-
tisanship are not deeply entrenched, leaving many votes up for grabs
during election campaigns. Advancing a new theory of Latin
American voting behavior, Persuasive Peers argues that political
discussions within informal social networks among family members,
friends, neighbors, coworkers, and acquaintances explain this volatili-
ty and exert a major influence on final voting choices.
Andy Baker, Barry Ames, and Lúcio Rennó

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ECONOMICS & WORK
Career and Family

Today, there are more female college graduates than ever before, and
more women want to have a career and family, yet challenges persist
at work and at home. This book traces how generations of women
have responded to the problem of balancing career and family as the
twentieth century experienced a sea change in gender equality, re-
vealing why true equity for dual career couples remains frustratingly
out of reach.
Claudia Goldin is the Henry Lee Professor of Economics at Harvard

University.
October 2021. 344 pages. 22 b/w illus. 1 table.
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Thinking like an Economist

For decades, Democratic politicians have frustrated progressives
by tinkering around the margins of policy while shying away from
truly ambitious change. In Thinking Like an Economist, Elizabeth
Popp Berman tells the story of how a distinctive way of thinking—an
“economic style of reasoning”—became dominant in Washington
between the 1960s and the 1980s and how it continues to dramatical-
ly narrow debates over public policy today.
Elizabeth Popp Berman is associate professor of organizational

studies at the University of Michigan.
February 2022. 328 pages. 1 b/w illus.
Hardback 9780691167381 $35.00 | £28.00 ebook 9780691226606
Markets in the Making

If you’re convinced you know what a market is, think again. In his
long-awaited study, French sociologist and engineer Michel Callon
takes us to the heart of markets, to the unsung processes that allow
innovations to become robust products and services. The capstone
of an influential research career at the forefront of science and
technology studies, Markets in the Making coherently integrates the
empirical perspective of product engineering with the values of the
social sciences.
Michel Callon is Professor Emeritus at the École des Mines in Paris

where he is a member of the Centre de Sociologie de l’Innovation.
November 2021. 512 pages.
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ECONOMICS & WORK
The Profit Paradox

In an era of technological progress and easy communication, it might
seem reasonable to assume that the world’s working people have
never had it so good. But wages are stagnant and prices are rising, so
that everything from a bottle of beer to a prosthetic hip costs more.
A provocative investigation into how market power hurts average
working people, The Profit Paradox also offers concrete solutions for
fixing the problem and restoring a healthy economy.
Jan Eeckhout is the ICREA Research Professor at Pompeu Fabra

University in Barcelona.
Hardback 9780691214474 $27.95 | £20.00 ebook 9780691222769
Audiobook 9780691217765
Trading at the Speed of Light

In today’s financial markets, trading floors on which brokers buy
and sell shares face-to-face have increasingly been replaced by
lightning-fast electronic systems that use algorithms to execute
astounding volumes of transactions. Trading at the Speed of Light tells
the story of this epic transformation.
Donald MacKenzie is professor of sociology at the University of

Edinburgh. His books include Inventing Accuracy: A Historical Sociol-
ogy of Nuclear Missile Guidance and An Engine, Not a Camera: How
Financial Models Shape Markets.
Hardback 9780691211381 $29.95 | £25.00 ebook 9780691217796
Labor in the Age of Finance

Since the 1970s, American unions have shrunk dramatically, as has
their economic clout. Labor in the Age of Finance traces the search for
new sources of power, showing how unions turned financialization
to their advantage. A compelling blend of history, economics, and
politics, Labor in the Age of Finance explores the paradox of capital
bestowing power to labor in the tumultuous era of Enron, Lehman
Brothers, and Dodd-Frank.
Sanford M. Jacoby is Distinguished Research Professor of History,

Management, and Public Affairs at the University of California, Los
Angeles.
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POLITICS
Renewal
Like much of the world, America is deeply divided over identity,
equality, and history. Renewal is Anne-Marie Slaughter’s candid and
deeply personal account of how her own odyssey opened the door to
an important new understanding of how we as individuals, organiza-
tions, and nations can move backward and forward at the same time,
facing the past and embracing a new future.
Anne-Marie Slaughter is CEO of New America and the Bert G.

Kerstetter ’66 University Professor Emerita of Politics and Interna-
tional Affairs at Princeton University.
The Public Square
September 2021. 224 pages.
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“Worth a read for anyone who cares about making change happen.”
—Barack Obama
Power to the Public

In Power to the Public, Tara Dawson McGuinness and Hana Schank
describe a revolutionary new approach—public interest technolo-
gy—that has the potential to transform the way governments and
nonprofits around the world solve problems.
Tara Dawson McGuinness is the founder of the New Practice

Lab at New America. Hana Schank is Strategy Director for Public
Interest Technology at New America.
Hardback 9780691207759 $19.95 | £14.99 ebook 9780691216638
An in-depth look at Qatar’s migrant workers and the place of

skill in the language of control and power
Does Skill Make Us Human?

Skill—specifically the distinction between the “skilled” and “un-
skilled”—is generally defined as a measure of ability and training, but
Does Skill Make Us Human? shows instead that skill distinctions are
used to limit freedom, narrow political rights, and even deny access
to imagination and desire.
Natasha Iskander is associate professor of urban planning and pub-

lic policy at New York University’s Wagner School of Public Service.
November 2021. 360 pages.
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POLITICS
One Quarter of the Nation

One Quarter of the Nation opens a new chapter in our understanding
of immigration. While many books look at how America changed
immigrants, this one examines how they changed America. It re-
minds us that immigration has long been a part of American society,
and shows how immigrants and their families continue to redefine
who we are as a nation.
Nancy Foner is Distinguished Professor of Sociology at Hunter

College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York.
January 2022. 224 pages. 1 b/w illus. 1 table. 1 map.
Hardback 9780691206394 $27.95 | £22.00 ebook 9780691206554
The Great Demographic Illusion

Examining the unprecedented significance of mixed parentage in
the twenty-first-century United States, Richard Alba looks at how
young Americans with this background will play pivotal roles in the
country’s demographic future. Countering rigid demographic beliefs
and predictions, The Great Demographic Illusion offers a new way of
understanding American society and its coming transformation.
Richard Alba is Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the Gradu-

ate Center, City University of New York.
Hardback 9780691201634 $29.95 | £25.00 ebook 9780691202112
Figures of the Future

Offering an original and timely window into these struggles, Figures
of the Future explores the population politics of national Latino civil
rights groups. Based on eight years of ethnographic and qualitative
research, spanning both the Obama and Trump administrations,
this book investigates how several of the most prominent of these
organizations—including UnidosUS (formerly NCLR), the League
of United Latin American Citizens, and Voto Latino—have mobilized
demographic data about the Latino population in dogged pursuit of
political recognition and influence.
Michael Rodríguez-Muñiz is assistant professor of sociology and

Latina/Latino studies at Northwestern University.
July 2021. 312 pages. 22 b/w illus.
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POLITICS
Constructing Community
Who makes decisions that shape the housing, policies, and social
programs in urban neighborhoods? Who, in other words, governs?
Constructing Community offers a rich ethnographic portrait of the
individuals who implement community development projects in the
Fairmount Corridor, one of Boston’s poorest areas.
Jeremy R. Levine is assistant professor of organizational studies and,

by courtesy, sociology at the University of Michigan.
2021. 280 pages. 8 b/w illus. 5 tables. 4 maps.
Paperback 9780691193649 $27.95 | £22.00 ebook 9780691205885
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Gangsters and Other Statesmen

Separatism has been on the rise across the world since the end of the
Cold War, dividing countries through political strife, ethnic conflict,
and civil war, and redrawing the political map. Gangsters and Other
Statesmen examines the role transnational mafias play in the success
and failure of separatist movements, challenging conventional wis-
dom about the interrelation of organized crime with peacebuilding,
nationalism, and state making.
Danilo Mandić is a Postdoctoral Fellow and Lecturer in Sociology at

Harvard University.
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Turkish Kaleidoscope
Turkish Kaleidoscope tells the stories of four unforgettable protagonists
as they navigate a society torn apart by violent political factions.
Against a backdrop of escalating violence, the four students fall in
love, have their hearts broken, get married, raise families, and strug-
gle to get on with their lives. But the consequences of their decisions
will follow them through their lives as their children begin the story
anew, skewed through the kaleidoscope of historical events.
Jenny White is a social anthropologist and professor at the Stockholm

University Institute for Turkish Studies. Ergün Gündüz is a critically
acclaimed artist and the author of numerous books and albums.
2021. 120 pages. 101 color illus.
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EDUCATION
An essential handbook to the unwritten and often

unspoken knowledge and skills you need to succeed in
grad school
A Field Guide to Grad School

In this comprehensive survival guide for grad school, Jessica
McCrory Calarco walks you through the secret knowledge
and skills that are essential for navigating every critical stage
of the postgraduate experience, from deciding whether to go
to grad school in the first place to finishing your degree and
landing a job. An invaluable resource for every prospective
and current grad student in any discipline, A Field Guide
to Grad School will save you grief—and help you thrive—in
school and beyond.
Jessica McCrory Calarco is associate professor of sociology

at Indiana University and the author of Negotiating Opportuni-
ties: How the Middle Class Secures Advantages in School.
Skills for Scholars
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An inside look at a “no-excuses” charter school that

reveals this educational model’s strengths and
weaknesses, and how its approach shapes students
Scripting the Moves

Silent, single-file lines. Detention for putting a head on
a desk. Rules for how to dress, how to applaud, how to
complete homework. Walk into some of the most acclaimed
urban schools today and you will find similar recipes of
behavior, designed to support student achievement. But
what do these “scripts” accomplish? Immersing readers
inside a “no-excuses” charter school, Scripting the Moves
offers a telling window into an expanding model of urban
education reform.
Joanne W. Golann is assistant professor of public policy

and education at Peabody College, Vanderbilt University.
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RELIGION
How the actions and advocacy of diverse religious

communities in the United States have supported
democracy’s development during the past century
Why Religion Is Good

for American Democracy
Does religion benefit democracy? Robert Wuthnow says yes.
In Why Religion Is Good for American Democracy, Wuthnow
makes his case by moving beyond the focus on unifying val-
ues or narratives about culture wars and elections. Rather,
he demonstrates that the beneficial contributions of religion
are best understood through the lens of religious diversity.
Robert Wuthnow is professor of sociology emeritus and

former director of the Center for the Study of Religion at
Princeton University. His many books include
What Happens When We Practice Religion? and The Left
Behind (both Princeton).
September 2021. 328 pages.
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The hard work required to make God real, how it

changes the people who do it, and why it helps explain
the enduring power of faith
How God Becomes Real

How do gods and spirits come to feel vividly real to peo-
ple—as if they were standing right next to them? Humans
tend to see supernatural agents everywhere, as the cognitive
science of religion has shown. But it isn’t easy to maintain a
sense that there are invisible spirits who care about you. In
How God Becomes Real, acclaimed anthropologist and schol-
ar of religion T. M. Luhrmann argues that people must work
incredibly hard to make gods real and that this effort—by
changing the people who do it and giving them the benefits
they seek from invisible others—helps to explain the endur-
ing power of faith.
T. M. Luhrmann is the Watkins University Professor at

Stanford University, where she teaches anthropology and
psychology.
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DATA SCIENCE
Text as Data
From social media posts and text messages to digital
government documents and archives, researchers are bom-
barded with a deluge of text reflecting the social world. This
textual data gives unprecedented insights into fundamental
questions in the social sciences, humanities, and industry.
Meanwhile new machine learning tools are rapidly trans-
forming the way science and business are conducted. Text as
Data shows how to combine new sources of data, machine
learning tools, and social science research design to develop
and evaluate new insights.
Justin Grimmer is professor of political science and a senior

fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University.
Margaret E. Roberts is associate professor in political
science and the Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute at the
University of California, San Diego. Brandon M. Stewart
is assistant professor of sociology and Arthur H. Scribner
Bicentennial Preceptor at Princeton University.
December 2021. 472 pages. 41 b/w illus. 27 tables.
Paperback 9780691207551 $39.95 | £30.00 ebook 9780691207995
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An engaging introduction to data science that

emphasizes critical thinking over statistical techniques
Thinking Clearly with Data

An introduction to data science or statistics shouldn’t
involve proving complex theorems or memorizing obscure
terms and formulas, but that is exactly what most introduc-
tory quantitative textbooks emphasize. In contrast, Thinking
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