this can initiate the higher caste & therefore change their position. Sanskritisation is Ghuray's concept – i.e. Social Hierarchy – In caste system, Hierarchy is found & the Brahmin are it the highest level & the Indra's are the lowest and therefore are the untouchables & even unseables.They are not so much to that society or community but more to his caste. there are certain rules & regulations which one has to follow & are punished if they don't. All people are morally obliged to their own castes & sub-castes i.e. Role, prestige etc, is fixed according to his caste. Earlier there were 4 but now over 3000 & work education etc, are associated with it. Economic disparity – The higher caste people are generally economically better off & the lower caste people work harder & yet they get little benefit i.e.A black smith son will always be a black smith. Occupational restriction & hereditary occupation – your occupation is fixed by your caste.De-Sanskritisation – Upper caste can initiate the lower caste. Bhurey – Sanskritisation in this the lower caste people can initiate the upper caste. Brahmin is high & sudra have the inferior position & prestige. Social Hierarchy is found in caste syst.Exogamy –same caste but not same clean i.e. "Endogamy their one's own caste or sub-caste. Westermarck- "Restriction on marriage Endogamy & Exogamy are the essence of the caste system. Status, position prestige is fixed according to his caste. Once born in a caste he has to remain the same. Based on birth, or birth is the determinant factor of caste system.Blunt - "Caste is an endogamous group bearing a common name, membership of which is hereditary, imposing on its members certain restrictions in the matter of social intercourse, either following a common traditional occupation a claiming a common origin & generally regarded as forming a single homogenous community. Ketekar – in his book "History of caste in India' –'Caste is a social group having two characteristics (a) membership is confined to those who are born of members & includes all persons no born (b) the members are forbidden by an inexorable social law to marry outside the group."Į. This is not allowed in caste system.Īccording to Herbert Kisley – "Class is a collection of families or group of families bearing a common name which usually denotes or is associated with specific occupation, claiming descent from a mythical ancestor, human or divine, professing to follow the same heredity callings & regarded by those who are competent to give an opinion as forming a single homogenous communities."Īccording to Charles Coole – "When a class is somewhat strictly hereditary, we may call it a caste." It was based on "Karma theory" Parashurama became kshatriya by karma from a Brahmin Vishwamitra was a Kshatriya & became Brahmin. Varna was not strictly based on birth & one could change his Varna. The development of 4 castes in India took place from the Varnas. caste is hereditary in nature & once born in a caste one can't change it. In class one may change it with effort like in a illiterate class one can became literate & therefore go over to the literate class i.e. If one dares to go out of his caste he can never return. You belong to a caste by birth & can't change it later & one has is follow the set rules & regulations & gets punishment on their violation & one can even be thrown out of his caste. one can't change his own caste system by can change the class system & can be a member of many classes at the same time. class refers to people based on property, business, occupation i.e.
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Download FREE APP for Sociology Notes Definition of Caste SystemĪccording to Mazumdar & Madan – 'Caste is a closed class' i.e.