Caste
"Caste" refers to a rigid system of ranked social inequality with significant barriers to mobility or to intimate associations between different strata. The word also refers to one of the ranked strata or subgroups that make up such a system. Traditional India is considered the classic example of a caste system, but the concept has also been used to describe extreme forms of racial, ethnic, and class segregation in other societies. "Caste" comes from the Portuguese casta, meaning lineage, breed, race, or category (first attested used in English in 1613).
Caste in Traditional India
Hindus usually describe the caste system with.....
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