GK
WORLD HISTORY
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By education
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By religion
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By job
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By wealth
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Detailed explanation-1: -In the caste system, status of a caste is determined not by the economic and the political privileges but by the ritualistic legitimation of authority. In the class system, ritual norms have no importance at all but power and wealth alone determine one’s status (Dumont, 1958).
Detailed explanation-2: -Caste is determined by birth-a child is “born into” the caste of his parents. Caste is never a matter of choice. One can never change one’s caste, leave it, or choose not to join it, although there are instances where a paerson maybe expelled from their caste.
Detailed explanation-3: -The caste of a person is primarily determined by his/her birth. The system of stratification of society into different divisions is termed the caste system. 1)Brahmans-Priests and intellectuals 2)Kshatriyas-Rulers and warriors 3)Vaishyas-Traders and merchants 4)Shudras-laborers.