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Patterns Of Social Inequality And Exclusion

Question
CBSEENSO12045085

What is meant by term untouchability?

Solution

The term 'untouchability' is a social practice within the caste system in which members of the lowest caste are considered to be ritually impure to such an extent that they can cause pollution by mere touch. Untouchable castes are at the bottoms of the hierarchical system.