FRENCH REVOLUTION
FRANCE UNDER NAPOLEON
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occupations were attained by merit
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social mobility was very limited
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status was determined by education
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impact on the daily lives of people was minimal
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Detailed explanation-1: -Explanation : One way in which the caste system in traditional India and the Estates system of pre-revolutionary France are similar is that social mobility was very limited.
Detailed explanation-2: -They were oppressed and lacked political rights.
Detailed explanation-3: -Caste can be defined as hereditary endogamous group, having a common name, common traditional occupation, common culture, relatively rigid in matters of mobility, distinctiveness of status and forming a single homogenous community.
Detailed explanation-4: -Difference between Caste and Class is explained here in detail. A caste is a form of social stratification determined by one single factor i.e. ritualistic legitimization of authority. Class of a person is based on multiple factors like economic status, education, power, achievements etc.
Detailed explanation-5: -Caste and caste system in modern India have undergone great changes. With, economic development, large scale urbanization, growth of literacy and education, occupational mobility and the weakening of the position of landlords in the villages the old notion of caste hierarchy are breaking down.