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Social Institutions: Continuity and Change — Sociology STD 12 Humanities — Question

CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 HumanitiesSociologySocial Institutions: Continuity and Change2 Marks
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Distinction between varna and jati.
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Answer

  • The Jati was a subdivision of the communities in the Indian social order which was broadly divided into four Varnas.
  • Varna is a much older system of classification than Jati.
  • Jati helped in identification within one’s own Varna.
  • Jati system of classification got degraded into the modern caste system.

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