My Social Structure
Introduction
This past year, I was blessed with having a roommate who traveled all the way from Hyderabad, India to our home, Boston, Massachusetts. Before meeting her, I was very narrow minded when thinking about India. From the way our society portrays India, I thought it only consisted of small street stores, dirt roads, and auto rickshaws. Through real life stories and research, my thought of India has changed completely.
Social Structure
The social structure in India is very diverse from state to state. Most of the northern states are home to the poorer citizens, while the southern states are more affluent. Along with the different types of wealth, there is the caste system. In India the caste system is taken very seriously. For …show more content…
Language varies from state to state, but there are some common languages that most people know. In northern India, the majority speak Hindi, and in southern India they usually speak Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam (Languages in India, 2016). It's crazy to think that people from the same culture, and same country can speak different languages and no really know much of the other language. According to my roommate, Shraddha, when she travels from north to south, the language used to communicate is English. Almost everyone in India is taught English from a young age. The only people that do not know much English are the lower-class people that did not receive education. (Languages in India, …show more content…
They have First Cycle Primary (equivalent to U.S Elementary School) from ages 6-11, Second Cycle Primary (equivalent to U.S Middle School) from ages 11-14, Lower Secondary (equivalent to U.S High School) from ages 14-16, and lastly Senior Secondary (equivalent to U.S High School) from ages 16-18 (India, n.d.). In India, most schools require a dress code and are co-ed. The language of instruction switches between English, Hindi, and the states language. Some high schools offer two years of vocational education. Since the public schools are not usually considered poor quality, almost a third of the children attend private schools. (India,
This past year, I was blessed with having a roommate who traveled all the way from Hyderabad, India to our home, Boston, Massachusetts. Before meeting her, I was very narrow minded when thinking about India. From the way our society portrays India, I thought it only consisted of small street stores, dirt roads, and auto rickshaws. Through real life stories and research, my thought of India has changed completely.
Social Structure
The social structure in India is very diverse from state to state. Most of the northern states are home to the poorer citizens, while the southern states are more affluent. Along with the different types of wealth, there is the caste system. In India the caste system is taken very seriously. For …show more content…
Language varies from state to state, but there are some common languages that most people know. In northern India, the majority speak Hindi, and in southern India they usually speak Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam (Languages in India, 2016). It's crazy to think that people from the same culture, and same country can speak different languages and no really know much of the other language. According to my roommate, Shraddha, when she travels from north to south, the language used to communicate is English. Almost everyone in India is taught English from a young age. The only people that do not know much English are the lower-class people that did not receive education. (Languages in India, …show more content…
They have First Cycle Primary (equivalent to U.S Elementary School) from ages 6-11, Second Cycle Primary (equivalent to U.S Middle School) from ages 11-14, Lower Secondary (equivalent to U.S High School) from ages 14-16, and lastly Senior Secondary (equivalent to U.S High School) from ages 16-18 (India, n.d.). In India, most schools require a dress code and are co-ed. The language of instruction switches between English, Hindi, and the states language. Some high schools offer two years of vocational education. Since the public schools are not usually considered poor quality, almost a third of the children attend private schools. (India,