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Emerging patterns of stratification among scheduled caste: urban perspectives

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New Delhi Adhyayan 2009Description: 126pISBN:
  • 9788184351637
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 305.5680954 SHA
Summary: Scheduled castes have been remained and Socially, economically educationally backward since the beginning of caste stratification of Indian Society. The main thrust of the present study is to analyse the various changing patterns of stratification among Scheduled castes in Udaipur city of Rajasthan. The position of the scheduled caste has a bearing on the social structure of the 'Caste Society' that is, division of Hindu Society into caste groups. At the top of the caste hierarchy are the Brahmins and at the bottom the untouchables. However, some castes within the scheduled castes who have derived considerable benefits from constitutional provisions have are the attained an elite status among the scheduled castes have created social classes among them. In the present inquiry, the field work was carried in 20 colonies of Udaipur city where the scheduled castes are residing in low and high concentration of population. The analysis presented in the book can be of interest to researchers, social workers and policy makers.
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Scheduled castes have been remained
and Socially, economically
educationally backward since the
beginning of caste stratification of
Indian Society. The main thrust of the
present study is to analyse the various
changing patterns of stratification
among Scheduled castes in Udaipur
city of Rajasthan. The position of the
scheduled caste has a bearing on the
social structure of the 'Caste Society'
that is, division of Hindu Society into
caste groups. At the top of the caste
hierarchy are the Brahmins and at the
bottom
the untouchables.
However, some castes within the
scheduled castes who have derived
considerable benefits from
constitutional provisions have
are the attained an elite status among the
scheduled castes have created social
classes among them. In the present
inquiry, the field work was carried in
20 colonies of Udaipur city where the
scheduled castes are residing in low
and high concentration of population.
The analysis presented in the book
can be of interest to researchers, social
workers and policy makers.

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