What do you understand by the term “caste”?
It is an English term, called Jati in Hindi vernacular. It has been derived from the Portuguese word “Casta” meaning a group. Membership to a caste is determined by birth and it is an ascriptive group.
What is the role of the ideas of separation and hierarchy in the caste system?
What are some of the rules that the caste system imposes?
What changes did colonialism bring about in the caste system?
In what sense has caste become relatively invisible for the urban upper castes?
How have tribes been classified in India?
What evidence would you offer against the view that “tribes are primitive communities living isolated lives untouched by civilisation?
What are the factors behind the assertion of tribal identities today?
What are some of the different forms that the family can take?
In what ways can changes in social structure lead to changes in the family structure?
Explain the differences between matriliny and matriarchy.
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