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.
âThe history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles.â Marx viewed history is an outgrowth of class struggle. From a Marxian perspective, systems of stratification derive from the relationships of social classes to the forces of production. According to a Marxian view, a class is a social group whose members share the same relationship to the forces of production.