20世纪是科学剧烈分化与整合的过程。这一时期新的科学方向往往不只是形成于已有的学科内部细分的领域 ,而是对多种 (有时甚至是相距甚远的 )学科成果的整合。往往某一科学的方法和理论会成为解决另一科学领域问题的启示。精英学正是整合政治学、社会哲学、社会学、社会心理学 The 20th century is a process of violent division and integration of science. The new direction of science in this period is often not just formed within the existing discipline within the subdivision of the field, but a variety of (and sometimes even far apart) the integration of disciplines. Often a scientific method and theory can serve as a revelation for solving problems in another area of ​​science. Elite learning is the integration of political science, social philosophy, sociology, social psychology