ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt ðɪ ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl sˌoʊsɪəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən lˈɪstᵻd ðɪs wˈɜːk æz ðə θˈɜːd mˈoʊst ɪmpˈoːɹtənt sˌoʊsɪəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl bˈʊk ʌvðə twˈɛntiəθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi.
In 1998 the International Sociological Association listed this work as the third most important sociological book of the 20th century.