Emerging patterns of stratification among scheduled caste: urban perspectives

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.