Caste System
World History
Sociology
Examples of Caste System in the following topics:
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Caste Systems
- Caste systems are closed social stratification systems in which people inherit their position and experience little mobility.
- Some sociologists suggest that caste systems come in two forms: racial caste systems and non-racial caste systems.
- Several statutes recognized offsprings of mixed castes, much like caste system of colonial Spain.
- Social systems identical to caste systems found elsewhere in the world have historically existed in Europe as well.
- Compare the caste system in ancient India with the estate system in feudal Europe
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The Caste System
- A caste system developed among Indo-Aryans of the Vedic Period, splitting society into four major groups.
- These distinct gender roles may have contributed to the social stratification of the caste system.
- The caste system that influenced the social structure of Aryan India has been maintained to some degree into modern-day India.
- The caste system survived for over two millennia, becoming one of the basic features of traditional Hindu society.
- The Rig-Veda influenced the development of the patriarchal society and the caste systems in Aryan India.
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Senufo
- They live by a strict caste system, where the farmer is top and the musicians are at the bottom, everyone else filling in between.
- Even for those who do not belong to the farmer caste, farming is huge in the Senefou culture.
- They are expert mask makers , but since farming is the highest profession possible, artists and musicians are low in the caste system (musicians are bottom).
- They are expert mask makers, but since farming is the highest profession possible, artists and musicians are low in the caste system (musicians are bottom).
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The Vedas
- The Caste System, or groups based on birth or employment status, has been part of the social fabric of the Indian Subcontinent since ancient times.
- The passage describing the classes of people derived from the sacrifice of Purusha is the first indication of a caste system.
- Today the castes still exist in the form of varna, or class system, based on the original four castes described in the Vedas.
- The caste system as it exists today is thought to be a product of developments following the collapse of British colonial rule in India.
- During his appearances Gandhi frequently spoke out against the discrimination of the Indian caste system.
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Race Relations in Mexico: The Color Hierarchy
- Mexican society still shows traces of the racial and ethnic caste system that was instituted by the Spanish during the colonial period.
- This division is a remnant of the colonial Spanish caste system, which categorized individuals according to their perceived level of biological mixture between these two groups.
- This artist's rendering of the Spanish racial/ethnic caste system imposed in Mexico during the colonial period illustrates the hierarchy from white Europeans to dark-skinned Native Americans or indigenous people.
- Explain how racial relations in Mexico have been influenced by the colonial caste system
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Cast-Iron Architecture
- Cast-iron architecture was a prominent style in the Industrial Revolution era when cast iron was relatively cheap, and modern steel had not yet been developed.
- In the 1850s the cheapness and availability of cast iron led James Bogardus of New York City to advocate and design buildings using cast iron components.
- Cast iron has some architectural advantages, as well as some serious weaknesses.
- Cast iron was also used widely in bridge construction for the new railway system, sometimes with horrific results, especially when cast iron girders were used instead of arches.
- The weakest parts of the bridge were cast iron lugs holding tie bars in place, and cast iron in new bridges was effectively abandoned after the disaster.
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Electing Candidates
- Generally, elections consist of voters casting ballots at polling places on a scheduled election day .
- Electoral systems then determine the result of the election on the basis of the tally.
- Most electoral systems can be categorized as either proportional or majoritarian.
- In a majoritarian system, one party receives all of the seats in question if it receives the majority of votes.
- Many electoral systems require voters to cast ballots at official, regulated polling places.
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The Bhakti Movement
- The Bhakti movement also countered the prevalent caste ideology which was dividing Hinduism.
- They taught that people could cast aside the heavy burdens of ritual and caste and the subtle complexities of philosophy, and simply express their overwhelming love for God.
- Generally a liberal movement, its denouncement of caste offered recourse for Hindus from the orthodox Brahaminical systems.
- Of course Bhakti's message of tolerance and love was not often heeded by those ensconced in the societal construct of caste.
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Types of Ballots
- A ballot is a device used to cast votes in an election; types of ballots include secret ballots and ranked ballots.
- The voter casts his or her ballot in a box at a polling station.
- Depending on the type of voting system used in the election, different ballots may be used.
- In party-list systems, lists may be open or closed.
- This system is one means of achieving the goal of political privacy.
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Sculpture of the Igbo-Ukwu
- This was centuries before other known bronzes of the region, making the Igbo culture the earliest known example of a bronze casting society in the region.
- The bronze sculptures were made in stages using the lost wax technique, an ancient casting process commonly using wax.
- Many of the castings integrated small decorative items and designs, showing the artisans' high level of skill.
- Tens of thousands of glass beads were also discovered, suggesting a long-distance trading system with places as far away as Egypt, Venice or India.
- The elaborate designs and casting in bronzes such as this one point to the Igbo people's high level of skill.