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caste    音標拼音: [k'æst]
n. 印度的世襲階級,(排他的)社會團體

印度的世襲階級,(排他的)社會團體

caste
n 1: social status or position conferred by a system based on
class; "lose caste by doing work beneath one's station"
2: (Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus; stratified
according to ritual purity
3: a social class separated from others by distinctions of
hereditary rank or profession or wealth
4: in some social insects (such as ants) a physically distinct
individual or group of individuals specialized to perform
certain functions in the colony

Caste \Caste\, n. [Pg. casta race, lineage, fr. L. castus pure,
chaste: cf. F. caste, of same origin.]
1. One of the hereditary classes into which the Hindu are
divided according to the laws of Brahmanism.
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Note: The members of the same caste are theoretically of
equal rank, and same profession or occupation, and may
not eat or intermarry with those not of their own
caste. The original are four, viz., the Brahmans, or
sacerdotal order; the Kshatriyas, or soldiers and
rulers; the Vaisyas, or husbandmen and merchants; and
the Sudras, or laborers and mechanics. Men of no caste
are Pariahs, outcasts. Numerous mixed classes, or
castes, have sprung up in the progress of time.
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2. A separate and fixed order or class of persons in society
who chiefly hold intercourse among themselves.
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The tinkers then formed an hereditary caste.
--Macaulay.
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{To lose caste}, to be degraded from the caste to which one
has belonged; to lose social position or consideration.
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  • Caste - Wikipedia
    A caste is a fixed social group into which an individual is born within a particular system of social stratification: a caste system Within such a system, individuals are expected to marry exclusively within the same caste (endogamy), follow lifestyles often linked to a particular occupation, hold a ritual status observed within a hierarchy, and interact with others based on cultural notions
  • Caste | Social Stratification Inequality | Britannica
    caste, any of the ranked, hereditary, endogamous social groups, often linked with occupation, that together constitute traditional societies in South Asia, particularly among Hindus in India
  • Its More Than Racism: Isabel Wilkerson Explains Americas Caste . . . - NPR
    In her new book, Caste, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Isabel Wilkerson examines the laws and practices that created what she describes as a bipolar, Black and white caste system in the
  • CASTE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    The meaning of CASTE is one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes
  • Understanding the persistence of caste - Harvard Kennedy School
    My work so far has looked at two economic sources of caste-based divisions: one is the caste-based safety nets; the second is differences in asset ownership or differences in access to productive capital across castes The next project that I’m hoping to do will look at the role of markets, specifically global markets
  • Caste System: Meaning, Impact, and Contemporary Perspectives
    Caste systems are reliant on ancient notions of ritual purity but they can still hold contemporary implications for social relationships, marriage, and occupation
  • What is Caste? - Equality Labs
    What is Caste? Caste is a social reality experienced by South Asians and the South Asian diaspora While caste systems are often strongly associated primarily with South Asia, similar systems exist in regions including, but not limited to South America, Asia, and Africa
  • What is Caste? - UC Caste Abolition
    What is Caste? Caste is a structure of oppression that affects over 1 billion people across the world As one of the oldest systems of oppression in the world, the caste system is a structure of graded inequality based on notions of purity and pollution
  • Caste Systems: A Global Perspective • Sociology. Institute
    When we think about caste systems, our minds often jump straight to India But here’s something that might surprise you: caste-like social divisions have existed across the globe throughout history, from ancient Rome to modern-day societies in Africa and Asia
  • Caste census: The case for and against counting castes in India
    A provocative new book warns that counting castes may entrench them further instead of dismantling the system





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