Science, Tech, Math › Social Sciences Comparative Perspective Share Flipboard Email Print Buero Monaco/Taxi/Getty Images Social Sciences Sociology Key Concepts Major Sociologists Deviance & Crime News & Issues Research, Samples, and Statistics Recommended Reading Psychology Archaeology Economics Ergonomics Maritime By Ashley Crossman Updated March 02, 2017 Definition: The comparative perspective is based on the idea that a society or social system cannot be fully understood without comparing it with other societies or systems. The main limitation of this perspective is that societies differ in so many ways and therefore may not always be compared meaningfully. Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Crossman, Ashley. "Comparative Perspective." ThoughtCo, Aug. 27, 2020, thoughtco.com/comparative-perspective-3026151. Crossman, Ashley. (2020, August 27). Comparative Perspective. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/comparative-perspective-3026151 Crossman, Ashley. "Comparative Perspective." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/comparative-perspective-3026151 (accessed June 12, 2021). copy citation