Social Institutions: Continuity and Change — Sociology STD 12 Humanities — Question
CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 HumanitiesSociologySocial Institutions: Continuity and Change2 Marks
Question
Discuss casteism in India.
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Answer
Caste governs all aspects of an individual's life-social, economic and political.
Caste functions as interest groups, because they strive for new patterns of distributive justice, caste associations, caste panchayats, have strength mixed casteism.
Caste is a source of power for its members and has shifted to elections, job e employment opportunities etc.
Caste and politics have come to stay in India.
Untouchability, pollution-purity etc. have weakened, but expression of caste solidarity in social and political spheres has acquired a new character.
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