How is casteism in india different as compared to other societies?
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(i) The social structure of India is based upon the caste system. All societies have some kind of social inequality and some form of division of labour, but the Indian caste system is an extreme form of division of labour based on birth.
(ii) Although in most societies, occupations are passed on from one generation to another, but in India, it is different from other societies as in this system hereditary occupational division was sanctioned by rituals.
(iii) The Indian caste system was very rigid. Members of the same caste group were supposed to form a social community that practised the same or similar occupation, married within the caste grouf), and did not eat with members from other caste groups.
(iv) Indian caste system continues to be closely linked to economic status.
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Caste system or casteism in India is very different as compared to other societies or other countries because:
● the casteism in India is solely based on the basis of your work or or the background of your family where is it is not the same in other societies because it doesn't matter what your family does or what work you do you won't be discriminated on the basis of that.
● casteism in India is based on descendancy. It depends on the fact comma from which family you belong to. As there are 4 varnas provided in the the Indian shastras, these varnas are the sole basis of the division of castes in a society but this is not the case with other societies.
● casteism has become a great threat to our country because this gives way to various issues and fights and differences that prevail in the society which isn't at all good for any society.