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.
most social conflict theories of crime causation make the following fundamental assumptions 1. society is divided by conflict rather than integrated by consensus 2. society is made up of groups based on political and economic power 3. differences in social class, and in particular those arrangements within society that maintain class differences, are the focus for criminology study 4. powerful groups make laws that reflect and protect their interests