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.
In contrast with the class system, there are many societies that use the caste system, a closed system of social stratification in which the population is divided between hereditary groups.or example, the United States and the United Kingdom both use a class system, an open system of social stratification that divides the population into separate classes whose members have different access to society's resources. Social mobility between classes is possible through education and certain opportunities.