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Caste, Class, & Race: A Study in Social Dynamics

Book by Oliver Cromwell Cox; Doubleday, 1948

Subjects:

Caste, Race Relations, Social Classes

Collections: Entire Library

caste mobility, Risley observes that "the status of certain castes has been raised by their taking...that the status of some castes has been lowered by their living...revolutionary venture in the life of a caste. Social inequality is a keynote of...
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Contested Hierarchies: A Collaborative Ethnography of Caste among the Newars of the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

Book by David N. Gellner, Declan N. Quigley; Oxford University, 1995

Subjects:

Caste--Nepal, Hinduism--Nepal, Newar (Nepalese People)--Social Life And Customs

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...Bhaktapur 1990:728 n. 23 , the castes of bloc IV find it much easier than the low castes of blocs V and VI to ignore high-caste social and economic pressure and drop...traditionally ranked below the farming castes of bloc III, the bloc IV artisans...
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Siva and Her Sisters: Gender, Caste, and Class in Rural South India

Book by Karin Kapadia; Westview Press, 1995

Subjects:

Caste--India, South, Social Classes--India, South, Women--India, South--Social Conditions

Collections: History, Entire Library

...men of their own family and social group must be recognized in...inferior to men in all the castes, though in differing degree. The social status of women is equal to that of the men in their caste only in dealings outside their caste. Within the caste, the social status of a woman is inferior...
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Caste in Modern India: And Other Essays

Book by M. N. Srinivas; Asia Publishing House, 1962

Subjects:

Caste--India, India--Social Conditions--20th Century

Collections: History, Entire Library

...both a part of the process of social mobility as well as the idiom...any attachment to caste. Caste is not always skin deep...ago the son of a prominent social reformer in Western India...parents belonged to different castes. The boy, therefore, had...dependent upon. the dominant caste. Dominant castes have played an important role...
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Aspects of Caste in South India, Ceylon, and North-West Pakistan

Book by E. R. Leach; University Press, 1962

Subjects:

Caste--India

Collections: History, Entire Library

...in the marginal varieties of caste described in this book the...fact. The two categories, caste relationship and kinship relationship...have kinsmen in two different castes at the same time but it does...individual may start life in one caste and end up in another. In...caste and recognition of equal social status. Hence, since caste...

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Journal Articles on: caste social

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Competence and Family Support of Vulnerable and Invulnerable Adolescents Representing Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes in India *

Journal article by David K. Carson, Aparajita Chowdhury, Reeta Choudhury, Cecyle K. Carson; Journal of Comparative Family Studies, Vol. 33, 2002

Subjects:

Caste--Social aspects, Family--Social aspects, Teenagers--Social aspects

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...ST) and Scheduled Castes (SC) (1). Indian...Shukla, 1994). Various social barriers, including religion, caste, and tribal affiliation...linguistic differences, social ostracism, and geographical...Members of Scheduled Castes, on the other hand...backgrounds. Given their social isolation, low caste affiliation, and generally...
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The Disintegration of Caste and Changing Concepts of Indian Ethnic Identity in Mauritius

Journal article by Oddvar Hollup; Ethnology, Vol. 33, 1994

Subjects:

Caste--Political aspects, Indians in foreign countries--Social aspects, Mauritius--Social aspects

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...bhai) of different castes which often became...important basis of social life in the plantations than caste ties. The friends...belonging to the fathers caste. The castes of Hindus in Mauritius...kinship networks or social groups, not bounded...partner from any caste. The castes constitute important social groups because they...
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Ending Caste Discrimination in India: Human Rights and the Responsibility to Protect (R2p) Individuals and Groups from Discrimination at the Domestic and International Levels

Journal article by Jeremy Sarkin, Mark Koenig; The George Washington International Law Review, Vol. 41, 2010

Subjects:

Caste, Discrimination, Human rights, India, Social impact

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...voluntarily self-identify using caste, it might be assumed that caste as a social force will continue. 83 Politically...continued fragmentation of the lower castes into caste-specific groups can only benefit the social and political elite.84 If lower...
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Caste, Class, and Community in India: An Ethnographic Approach

Journal article by Balmurli Natrajan; Ethnology, Vol. 44, 2005

Subjects:

Caste, Ethnology, Social class, Social classes

Collections: Entire Library

...other words, upper castes are diverse in class...classes are diverse in caste terms. The above works...concrete historical social processes) that allude...get signified within caste-communities is also...by separating them as castes could actually be signifying...in cultural ways as caste consciousness. Finally...posing the question of social reproduction. This...
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Abuse of Lower Castes in South India: the Institution of Devadasi

Journal article by Maria-Costanza Torri; Journal of International Women's Studies, Vol. 11, 2009

Subjects:

Caste, Sexuality, Social activism, Society

Collections: Entire Library

...remains essentially social rank" and the central...more upon the fact that social rank is determined with...1916). The Indian caste system comprises four single castes or varnas and several...message from the upper castes and classes that they...disturb the existent social structure. Lower caste women are often raped...

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Magazine Articles on: caste social

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CASTE AWAY : Touched by the Untouchable

Magazine article by Jo Mcgowan; Commonweal, Vol. 128, May 18, 2001

Subjects:

Caste--India, Ethnology--India, India--Social aspects

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CASTE AWAY : Touched by the untouchable by JO...another), it is still far from ideal. The caste system, the lack of education among people...strictly the lines are drawn here between castes and classes. Any work involving bathrooms...it is simply unthinkable that a high-caste person would ever stoop so low. The attitude...
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Caste and Quotas

Magazine article by Urvashi Butalia; New Internationalist, October 2006

Subjects:

Affirmative action--Laws, regulations and rules, Affirmative action--Political aspects, Affirmative action--Social aspects, Dalits (East Indian Scheduled Castes)--Civil rights, Employment discrimination--Laws, regulations and rules, India--Social policy, Untouchables--Civil rights

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Caste and Quotas. by Urvashi Butalia...those at the bottom of Indias social hierarchy. Excluded, discriminated...reservations, to bring in quotas for castes who have been excluded, to...society divided by class and caste--and now on the fast track...positions were dominated by high castes. Not a single dalit occupied...have no presence at all. Caste-based quotas are only part...
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Caste Off

Magazine article; Foreign Policy, September 2005

Subjects:

Caste--Analysis, India--Economic aspects

Collections: Entire Library

Caste Off. Indias rural voters tossed...religiously inspired form of social hierarchy--may be holding...the lowest "untouchable" caste. The government has practiced...bureaucracies for members of the lower castes. But, as the research suggests...runs most freely, cash trumps caste almost every time.
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India: Caste and Great State Nationalism an Exchange

Magazine article by S.V. Rajadurai, V. Geetha; Monthly Review, Vol. 49, June 1997

Subjects:

Ahmad, Aijaz--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Caste--India, India--Economic aspects, Nationalism--Analysis

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India: Caste and Great State Nationalism an Exchange...keep silent on how state, class, and social particularities of caste, nationality, and ethnicity negotiate...of alliances built on the basis of caste hierarchies and ethnic and religious...
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Caste Away

Magazine article by Carla Power; Mother Jones, Vol. 26, July 2001

Subjects:

Caste, Civil rights, Equality, India

Collections: Entire Library

...district, with Dalits, the social group formerly known as "untouchables...challenging Indias ancient social order. For thousands of years...of Indias population lives, caste discrimination still flourishes...denied land and decent jobs. "Caste feeling is so embedded in people...reserved for people from higher castes. In Tamil Nadu, the Dalit...

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Newspaper Articles on: caste social

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'DON'T FORGET US,' SAY CASTE GROUP Campaigners Call for Action on; Campaigners Call for Action on 'Forgotten Issue'

Newspaper article; Coventry Evening Telegraph (England), July 7, 2011

Subjects:

Caste

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...They claim including caste in the law is an infringement...Institute of Economic and Social Research found evidence...the so-called "lower castes" had been discriminated...nowhere to turn because caste isnt acknowledged by...harassment because of caste if there was clear evidence...Institute of Economic and Social Research, together with...
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Forbidden Love: Couple in First 'Caste Bias' Battle

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), August 18, 2011

Subjects:

Caste

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Forbidden Love: Couple in First Caste Bias Battle. Byline: Andy...the first in Britain to claim caste discrimination, saying they...Begraj, 33, was from a higher caste than her husband Vijay, 32...people according to occupation or social standing in India, has gained...
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MISERY OF THE UNTOUCHABLES; TODAY a Coventry Campaign Group Is Urging the Government to Recognise That Thousands of British Asians Face Discrimination Because of Their Caste. Yesterday We Looked at Caste Prejudice in Coventry. Here MARY GRIFFIN Investigates Caste Discrimination in Bangladesh

Newspaper article; Coventry Evening Telegraph (England), February 4, 2010

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Here MARY GRIFFIN Investigates Caste Discrimination in Bangladesh...out of the four-tier Hindu caste hierarchy, are literally outcasts...will contaminate the higher castes. The Dalits of Dhaka are not only a caste minority but a religious minority...prejudice not a religious but a social issue. And in a nation of...
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Outcast Millionaire Caught in Caste System

Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), December 26, 2011

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Outcast Millionaire Caught in Caste System. Byline: Associated...bottom of Hinduisms complex social ladder, that meant he could not eat with people from higher castes or drink from their wells...dramatically higher than among higher castes. Dalits are far more likely...get postnatal care. While caste discrimination has been outlawed...he says, allowing low-caste Indians to escape traditional...that the traditional merchant castes are not large enough to fill...
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TIME TO CASTE OUT PREJUDICE; City-Based Group Wins Fight to Have Discrimination: Based on Birth Included in New Equality Bill

Newspaper article; Coventry Evening Telegraph (England), March 5, 2010

Subjects:

United Kingdom. Parliament. House of Lords

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Prasad said: "Everyone knows caste discrimination goes on. In...but nobody is interested in caste discrimination, not even the...British society." THE four main castes are determined by birth and...occupation and marriage. While the caste system is traditionally associated...Solidarity Network to label it a social rather than religious issue...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: caste social

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Caste

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...their self-imposed social segregation. A specialized...Africa). In general, caste functions to maintain...status quo in a society. Castes in India Nowhere is...variety of such groups. Castes may reflect distinctiveness...Divergence within a caste on any of these lines...the formation of new castes. Every type of social group as it appears...
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Mauritania

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Soninke are also widely spoken. The country has a complex social caste system, with light-skinned Moors usually in positions of power and black Africans often at the bottom of the social ladder. In 1981, Mauritania became the worlds last...
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Brahman

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Brahmin a member of the highest, or priestly, Hindu caste. Brahmins alone may interpret the Vedas and perform...unrelated to religion, but they have retained their social prestige and many caste conventions. The Brahmins of India are divided into...
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Marriage

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...lineage; residential groups; and social groups such as the ethnic group, caste , or class. Marriage is usually...domestic division of labor and social relationships between different...nuclear families but larger social formations as well. Some endogamous...
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Bhattacharya, Bhabhani

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...drawn from the history and modern social problems of India. Sharp with social criticism, they deal with poverty and famine, caste and intolerance, and political...acclaimed for their irony and perceptive social commentary...

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