The document discusses different types of joins in MySQL including inner joins, outer joins, cross joins, equi joins, natural joins, and self joins. Inner joins return rows that match between two tables, while outer joins return all rows from one or both tables even if they don't match. Cross joins perform a Cartesian product between tables, equi joins combine tables based on common columns, and natural joins compare columns with the same name. Self joins allow retrieving related records from a single table that references itself.