TABLE 1
FROM:
OR and systems—some comments on Checkland's reply to Eden and Ackerman
R J Ormerod
BACK TO ARTICLETable 1. Comparison of sociological perspectives (Wallace and Wolf, 2006, p 11)
| Levels of analysis | Macro | Micro |
|---|---|---|
| Functionalism | Symbolic interactionism | |
| Conflict | Phenomenology | |
| Rational choice | ||
| View of Human Beings | Predictable | Creative |
| Functionalism | Symbolic interactionism | |
| Conflict | Phenomenology | |
| Rational choice | ||
| Motivation for Human Social Action | Values | Interests |
| Functionalism | Conflict | |
| Phenomenology | Rational choice | |
| Symbolic interactionism | ||
| Scientific Approach | Deductive | Inductive |
| Functionalism | Symbolic interactionism | |
| Conflict | Phenomenology | |
| Rational choice |
