collect (third-person singular simple present collects, present participle collecting, simple past and past participle collected) ( 1 transitive) To gather together; amass. quotations â¼ 2013 July-August, Henry Petroski, âGeothermal Energyâ, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 4: Energy has seldom been found where we need it when we want it.
pluralist theory, elite and class theory contends that society is divided along class lines and that an upper-class elite rules. Wealth is seen as the basis of power, and a few powerful Americans are the policymakers. Some scholars believe elitism is on the rise in the United States, especially due to the administrations of Ronald Reagan and George W.
Conflict theory-Marxâs theory that in any capitalist society there is eternal conflict between the owners of the means of production and the workers. Conflict view of deviance-The view that purports that equality in a capitalist society is an illusion. The owners of the means of production have a vested interest in maintaining the status quo by keeping the working class in a disadvantaged position.