Definition of class, gender, race and religion in india
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A social class is a category of people who have a similar socio-economic status in relation to other classes in the society.
Gender inequality in India refers to health, education, economic and political inequalities between men and women in India.
A race is a grouping of humans based on shared physical or social qualities into categories generally viewed as distinct by society. First used to refer to speakers of a common language and then to denote national affiliations, by the 17th century the term race began to refer to physical (phenotypical) traits.
Religion in India is characterised by a diversity of religious beliefs and practices. ... The Indian subcontinent is the birthplace of four of the world's major religions; namely Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism.
Scholars offer us many different definitions of religion, but these definitions tend to be of two types. ... The selection of a defining characteristic, upon which a substantive definition of religion depends, often reveals prejudice – perhaps a personal religious (even a denominational) bias or a broad cultural bias.
Other words that are used for religion are "faith" and "belief system". ... Few people follow more than one religion at a time. The largest religions are Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Sikhism, Judaism and Jainism. There are many other religions. People who do not believe in any gods are called atheists.