Caste And Identity Analysis

Castes are mainly found in India, some anthropologists might even argue that castes are strictly confined to India. A caste is essentially a system of dividing society into hereditary divisions. Most western observers see there being two parts; varna and jati. Varna is the belief that society is divided into priests, warriors, farmers, and merchants. The second term, jati, refers to local endogamous groups. Class, on the other hand, is a system of hierarchically arranged social groups based on economic grounds. So where a caste system involves separation of groups by title or location, class involves separating people by their socioeconomic status. One of the biggest points that the book notes on race is that races of humans are imagined communities, meaning these so called races are false precepts based on social constructs created by people who see themselves as a part of the so called group. Another point that is made by the book is that race is a relatively recent invention,
Her adversity was a harder adversity than today's transgenders (not to discredit today's transgenders), being that she was one of the early people to publicly come forth. Adversity is defined as a condition marked by difficulties or misfortune, both of which she faced. Before becoming a transgender, Phyllis had the life that most dream to have. She had a wife, children, great job, was a devout christian, and a decorated history of achievements. Knowing that everything she had worked so hard for could potentially be gone and deciding to do it anyway takes more than just adversity, it takes heart, passion, and courage. Phyllis paved the way for many other transgenders to begin the process of change. She showed not only the transgender community, but people as a whole that if you care about something, no matter how hard it gets or how much adversity you will face, you can always achieve your