Caste In Contemporary India
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Caste In Contemporary India
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Author : Pauline Kolenda
language : en
Publisher: Waveland Press
Release Date : 1985
Caste In Contemporary India written by Pauline Kolenda and has been published by Waveland Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Social Science categories.
It is often assumed that the caste system in South Asia has faded away. Yet it is indeed unlikely that a social structure organizing the political, economic, and ritual life of a people for over one thousand years could be totally expunged within a few decades. In this brief, cogent, and clear presentation, caste is first considered as a system of descent-groups. Then the traditional caste system is analyzed, the evidence for its decline discussed, and the characteristics of the emerging new caste system examined.
Caste In Contemporary India
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Author : Surinder S. Jodhka
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2017-11-08
Caste In Contemporary India written by Surinder S. Jodhka and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-08 with Social Science categories.
Caste is a contested terrain in India’s society and polity. This book explores contemporary realities of caste in rural and urban India. It examines questions of untouchability, citizenship, social mobility, democratic politics, corporate hiring and Dalit activism. Using rich empirical evidence from the field across Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and other parts of north India, this volume presents the reasons for the persistence of caste in India from a new perspective. The book offers an original theoretical framework for comparative understandings of the entrenched social differences, discrimination, inequalities, stratification, and the modes and patterns of their reproduction. This second edition, with a new Introduction, delves into why caste continues to matter and how caste-based divisions often tend to overlap with the emergent disparities of the new economy. A delicate balance of lived experience and hard facts, this persuasive work will serve as essential reading for students and teachers of sociology and social anthropology, social exclusion and discrimination studies, political science, development studies and public policy.
Caste In Contemporary India
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Author : Surinder S. Jodhka
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-07-05
Caste In Contemporary India written by Surinder S. Jodhka and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-05 with Social Science categories.
Caste is a contested terrain in India's society and polity. This book explores contemporary realities of caste in rural and urban India. Presenting rich empirical findings across north India, it presents an original perspective on the reasons for the persistence of caste in India today.
Untouchable
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Author : S. M. Michael
language : en
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Release Date : 1999
Untouchable written by S. M. Michael and has been published by Lynne Rienner Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Political Science categories.
Exploring the enduring legacy of untouchability in India, this book challenges the ways in which the Indian experience has been represented in Western scholarship. The authors introduce the long tradition of Dalit emancipatory struggle and present a sustained critique of academic discourse on the dynamics of caste in Indian society. Case studies complement these arguments, underscoring the perils and problems that Dalits face in a contemporary context of communalized politics and market reforms.
India S Caste System From Ancient To Modern
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Author : Nadiia Kudriashova
language : en
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2019-10-15
India S Caste System From Ancient To Modern written by Nadiia Kudriashova and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-15 with Social Science categories.
Seminar paper from the year 2017 in the subject Sociology - Individual, Groups, Society, grade: MA, Oregon State University, language: English, abstract: This paper analyses India's caste system from Ancient to modern. During the 20th and the beginning of the 21st centuries, many countries of the East developed along the path of modernization of social, political, and socio-economic life. In some states, this process was interrupted by social explosions, which led to a rollback to the past. Others appeared capable of finding a viable balance between traditional and modern values. In both cases, specific political systems emerged, which are characterized by the coexistence of Western democratic principles and traditional social institutions. Thus, in India, on the one hand, the involvement of the caste in political life led to some transformation of this ancient social structure and retained its position in modern society; on the other, it created such a phenomenon as "democracy of the castes". Castes/jati are formed on the basis of a related self-organization; they have a different origin, but most of them go back to archaic tribes and tribal fragments; they are characterized by endogamy, hereditary profession, originality of culture. Ideological substantiations of the caste mode of communication are directly related to the fundamental concepts of Hinduism, dharma, karma, and sansara, which describe Indian ideas about the laws of the existence of the Universe and nature. Modern Indian society is distinguished by its phenomenal mosaic composition. Numerous and diverse linguistic, ethnic, confessional, caste groups not only coexist, but they are intertwined in the fabric of a social organism. Indians' identity is usually vague; its different variants come to the fore in different contexts; they overlap and complement each other. Entire communities do not have an unambiguous scientific nomination.
Caste And Gender In Contemporary India
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Author : Taylor & Francis Group
language : en
Publisher: Routledge Chapman & Hall
Release Date : 2020-12-18
Caste And Gender In Contemporary India written by Taylor & Francis Group and has been published by Routledge Chapman & Hall this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-18 with categories.
This book explores the intersectional aspects of caste and gender in India that contribute to the multiple marginalities and oppressions of lower castes, with particular reference to Dalits, Muslims and women. It moves beyond the conventional accounts of experiences of women in unequal social and political relationships to examine how caste as a system and ideology shapes hegemonic masculinity and feminization of work, and thus contributes to the violence against women. The volume looks at their everyday lived realities within and across diverse social and political contexts -- families, education systems, labour, communities, political parties, power, social organisations, the politics of representation and the writing of the subaltern women. With a range of empirical work, it brings forth the complexities of identity politics and further analyses its limits in regional and historical frameworks. This book will be of interest to students, scholars and specialists in caste and gender studies, exclusion and discrimination studies, sociology and social anthropology, history and political science. It will also be useful to Dalit writers and people working in the development sector in India.
The Grammar Of Caste
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Author : Ashwini Deshpande
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2011-08-03
The Grammar Of Caste written by Ashwini Deshpande and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-03 with Business & Economics categories.
Is the caste system disappearing? Are traditional hierarchies being replaced by competing equalities? Do globalization and liberalization automatically result in diminishing disparities? Are modern labour markets intrinsically meritocratic and efficient? Challenging the dominant discourse and demolishing various myths, this book provides answers to these and other critical questions on caste in its contemporary avatar. Linking the economics of caste with its politics, sociology, and history, this innovative book provides a stimulating assessment of continuities and changes in caste disparities over the last two decades. Deshpande uses rich empirical data to uncover how contemporary, formal, urban sector labour markets reflect a deep awareness of caste, religious, gender, and class cleavages. She convincingly argues that discrimination is neither a relic of the past nor is it confined to rural areas, but is very much a modern, formal sector phenomenon. This insightful book is an important step towards a multidisciplinary dialogue for understanding (and mitigating) inequalities based on birth and descent.
The Sociology Of Contemporary India
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Author : Danesh A. Chekki
language : en
Publisher: New Delhi : Sterling
Release Date : 1978
The Sociology Of Contemporary India written by Danesh A. Chekki and has been published by New Delhi : Sterling this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with Social Science categories.
Primarily a quantitative analysis of trends in 28 branches of sociology and social anthropology.
Caste System In Modern India
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Author : Zafar Ahmad
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010-08-01
Caste System In Modern India written by Zafar Ahmad and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-08-01 with Caste categories.
This book provides well-written and well-researched information on caste system and practices in modern India. In eight chapters, it describes the modern issues of Indian caste system such as caste reforms, caste radicalism, caste conflicts, caste politics, modern caste practices, reservation politics and developmental issues of backward classes, in a comprehensive way. Written in a lucid style, the book narrates new perspectives on caste system which would enliven and create an interest in historians, sociologists, anthropologists, students, researchers and layman alike.
Region Religion Caste Gender And Culture In Contemporary India
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Author : T. V. Sathyamurthy
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
Region Religion Caste Gender And Culture In Contemporary India written by T. V. Sathyamurthy and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Caste categories.