美国社会学家刘易斯·科泽(Lewis Coser)指出:“这是一本可供今后社会学团体作长期讨论用的重要书籍。它不仅对一般社会学理论作出贡献,而且为组织、分层、性的作用以及微观社会学等分支领域开辟了新的远景。……本书无疑是过去十年来社会学理论中最重要的著作之一。” Lewis Coser, a sociologist in the United States, points out: “This is an important book that can be used for long-term discussions in future sociological groups and contributes not only to general sociological theories but also to organizing, stratification, Sexuality, and micro-sociology ... This book is undoubtedly one of the most important books in sociological theory over the past decade. ”