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• How This Forum Came to Be

We thought the International Sociological Association's voting for the top sociology book of the millennium suggested itself immediately as something we should "steal." (See Osgood, Interdisciplinary Integration and Stealing from Our Friends)

Since the ISA included a thousand books in its voting list, it's clear there are many choices. And it's clear they are cross-disciplinary. So, how do we snatch this great idea of ISA's? My first reaction was to check to see how many of the books selected were ones I knew. And I wondered how many my students remembered, at least through stories, even if they hadn't read the text itself.

1. Of the top 10 works on the ISA list, I knew ____ of the titles.

2. Of the top 10 works on the ISA list, I knew ____ of the authors.

3. I found one (or more) of my favorites on the ISA list.

   Its title: __________________
   Its author: ___________________
   It was ranked _____
   It received _____ votes.

   Its title: __________________
   Its author: ___________________
   It was ranked _____
   It received _____ votes.

4. I think another book should have been included. If I'd been able to vote, I would have nominated:

   Author: ______________________
   Title: ________________________

5. I'd like to share my reactions to one of the thousand books on the ISA list to share that with other sociologists. (Try for 50 words or less, please.)

6. I'd like to share my reactions to a book that isn't on the list: (Try for 50 words or less, please.)

   Author: ________________________
   Title: __________________________
   Publisher and/or ISBN, if you know it. ______________________

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