Sociology http://soc.sagepub.com/ The Embodiment of Caste : Oppression‚ Protest and Change Hugo Gorringe and Irene Rafanell Sociology 2007 41: 97 DOI: 10.1177/0038038507074721 The online version of this article can be found at: http://soc.sagepub.com/content/41/1/97 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com On behalf of: British Sociological Association Additional services and information for Sociology can be found at: Email Alerts: http://soc.sagepub.com/cgi/alerts Subscriptions:
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Tea plantation is one of the major industries of the world that requires a large number of workers. Tea plantations had been carried out in various places of Assam‚ India during the colonial rule. Assam produces more than 54 per cent of the annual tea produce. The British managed workers from various places of India for the Assam tea gardens. The workers were mostly tribal and backward Hindu by caste. They came to distant Assam tea gardens to work here to improve their conditions of life. But reverse
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novel. And one of the ways for doing it‚ is by applying the sociological approach in analyzing the novel. Arundhaty Roy’s The God of Small Things is the novel that captures many social values of Indian society. This novel that is set in Kerala (India) after the colonial era describes clearly the culture of Indian society and how it influences many aspects of the society life‚ including the family life‚ the neighborhood relationship‚ political condition and so on. At least‚ there are three cultural
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Issue 1. Did ABC advertising discriminate against Jean on the basis of sex when they failed to promote her? 2. Did ABC discriminate against Jean because of her religious beliefs and practices? 3. Did ABC discriminate against Jean because of her national origin? Brief Answers 1. Ms.Riyadh has not proved enough evidence to conclude that ABC discriminated against her because of her sex. 2. Yes‚ Ms. Riyadh has some strong evidence that a reasonable jury might conclude that
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Muslims‚ how when state and political system failed it paved a way for Naxalites. Adivasi’s have basically two tragedy’s one that state has treated them as they are not worthy of any respect and they behaved in manner that they are more intelligent or better of then them‚ second Naxalites whom they thought will protect them and will fight for their rights didn’t offered any long-term solution to them either. Further here he talks about how tribal’s of peninsular India are the unappreciated victims and
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appeared as a consequence to a systematic way of classifying human beings. Findings suggest that the Caste System of India based off of Hindu scripture appeared as early as 1000 BCE. As all ideas do‚ the caste evolved over time. Affected by environmental and political factors such as the shifting of dynasties‚ religious presence/dominance‚ and imperial influence‚ the caste system in India functioned significantly differently depending on the dominant influence of the time. Despite the alternating
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writer‚ revolutionary and a revivalist for Buddhism in India. He was also the chief architect of the Indian Constitution. In 2012 he was chosen greatest Indian in a nationwide poll held by History TV and CNN-IBN.[3][4] Born into a poor Mahar (considered an Untouchable caste) family‚ Ambedkar campaigned against social discrimination‚ the system of Chaturvarna – the categorization of Hindu society into four varnas – and the Hindu caste system. He converted to Buddhism and is also credited with providing
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WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT IN INDIA An Analytical Overview Prepared by Reecha Upadhyay General Overview Women’s empowerment in India is heavily dependent on many different variables that include geographical location (urban/rural)‚ educational status‚ social status (caste and class)‚ and age. Policies on women’s empowerment exist at the national‚ state‚ and local (Panchayat) levels in many sectors‚ including health‚ education‚ economic opportunities‚ gender-based violence‚ and political participation
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in the beginning of this century was staged in India‚ with the emergence of P.R.D.S. the defensive activities of ‘Keezhala People’ have been feathered in different parts of the world. But no where else‚ there took place on an organised spiritual uplift based on their history and culture. It was in Kerala‚ in India‚ that such an event was staged though it went unnoticed. This progressive movement was in the backup of the Renaissance movement in India. Thus the Indian Renaissance deserved our special
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It problematizes major issues of cast‚ class and gender in the Indian context. Dalit in India are voiceless and marginalized. Even in this scientific new era most of the Dalits are still surviving under uncongenial and hostile atmosphere like subjugation‚ caste based oppression and discriminations. It is said that Marathi Literature is the forerunner of all modern Dalit Literature in India because of the legacy of Mahatma Jyotiba Govind Phule and Bhim Rao Ambedkar. Under the influence of
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