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Books 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...
     
  • 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...
     
  • 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...
     
  • 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...
     
  • 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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