Caste Class and Society : Then and Now
Contents: Preface. 1. The caste system in India. 2. Classes in India. 3. Caste class and community in India. 4. Caste system in other system. 5. Social class and system. 6. Life in the family group and society. 7. Caste and untouchable of Ambedkar. 8. Varna caste and other divisions. 9. Concept of society. 10. Caste class and social inequality. 11. Indian family and marriage. Bibliography. Index.
"Though several other nations are characterized by social inequality perhaps nowhere else in the world has inequality been so elaborately constructed as in the Indian institution of caste. Caste has long existed in India but since Independence it has undergo significant change. Class is an essential object of analysis for sociologists and anthropologist. It is generally assumed as social stratification. In non stratified societies there is no concept of social class power or hierarchy. The book finds its comprehensive treatment about the existence of caste and classes in Indian society." (Jacket)
"Though several other nations are characterized by social inequality perhaps nowhere else in the world has inequality been so elaborately constructed as in the Indian institution of caste. Caste has long existed in India but since Independence it has undergo significant change. Class is an essential object of analysis for sociologists and anthropologist. It is generally assumed as social stratification. In non stratified societies there is no concept of social class power or hierarchy. The book finds its comprehensive treatment about the existence of caste and classes in Indian society." (Jacket)
