The Caste System and Tribes 1 category offers a set of questions that examine the structure of the caste system, the role of tribal communities, and their influence on social dynamics.
Caste is ancient social institution part of Indian history for thousands of years.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Indian Society, Chapter 3 Social Inequality and Exclusion
Caste system allowed endogamous marriage, marrying within caste.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Indian Society, Chapter 3 Social Inequality and Exclusion
Varna system has four major divisions: Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya, Shudra.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Indian Society, Chapter 3 Social Inequality and Exclusion
Kalinganagar incident involved dikus, outsiders exploiting tribal lands.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Indian Society, Chapter 3 Social Inequality and Exclusion
Publication order: Thorner Semi-feudalism, Srinivas Dominant Caste, Gupta Stratification, etc.
Ref: M.N. Srinivas (1959) The Dominant Caste in Rampura, Mysore Study
Shah Commission inquired abuse of authority during Emergency 1975-77.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Indian Society, Chapter 3 Social Inequality and Exclusion
Caste stratification originated in Chaturvarna system, fourfold division.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Indian Society, Chapter 3 Social Inequality and Exclusion
MacIver and Page: when status wholly predetermined, class takes extreme form of caste.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Indian Society, Chapter 3 Social Inequality and Exclusion
Estate System synonymous with Feudalism, land-based hierarchy.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Indian Society, Chapter 3 Social Inequality and Exclusion
Class is more open stratification, allows mobility via achievement.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Indian Society, Chapter 3 Social Inequality and Exclusion
Social mobility occurs when caste changes beyond traditional ascriptive definition.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Indian Society, Chapter 3 Social Inequality and Exclusion
Caste is more closed stratification, ascribed at birth, no mobility.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Indian Society, Chapter 3 Social Inequality and Exclusion
