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Download Solution PDFCaste-based stratification is:
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Download Solution PDFCaste-based stratification is Ascribed. Important Points
- Features of caste-based stratification are
- Segmental division of society
- Hierarchy
- Civil and religious disabilities
- Endogamy
- Untouchability
Additional Information
- Caste is a hereditary social group where a person’s rank and his rights are decided on the caste he is born into.
- For instance, the Hindu religion has castes that range from Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and Sudra.
- A person’s caste enables one to inherit the status and function of their parents.
- While the Brahmins are the highest caste, they enjoy all the amenities which the lower caste person isn’t allowed to.
- People are not allowed access to certain things solely because of their caste.
- This creates a lot of division in the Indian society.
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