Difference between micro- and macro theories of Sociology

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 …

…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.