What is the difference between the general perspectives? How does the work of Ritzer attempt to overcome this problem? Micro theories examine the processes of face-to-face contact among individuals and personal points-of-view in society; whereas, the macro theories deal with large-scale social events of society - meaning things that have public concern. The theories that are apart of the micro-level are symbolic interactionism, dramaturgy, ethnomethodology, and exchange theory. Symbolic interaction is an individual-based theory that …showed first 75 words of 541 total…

…showed last 75 words of 541 total…and others like strawberry sorbet; however, putting these to flavors together will not have a great taste as the two do alone, this is the dilemma that sociologists want to overcome. References Blumer, H. Symbolic Interactionism. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1969. Coser, L. The Functions of Social Conflict. Glencoe, Il.: Free Press, 1967. Dahrendorf, R. Class and Class Conflict in Industrial Society. Palo Alto: Stanford University Press, 1959. Perrucci and Knused. Sociology. St. Paul: West Publishing Company, 1983.