Practice Social Stratification In India (7)

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Question 1.
Define the caste system in one sentence.
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Think of how birth determines social standing.
Question 2.
What is social mobility?
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Consider the ability to change one's social position.
3Question 3.
What is a key feature of the caste system?
- Fluidity
- Hereditary
- Mobility
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Think of the meaning of being born into a social group.
4Question 4.
Social mobility is not achievable within which system?
- True
- False
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Consider if people can move between castes easily.
Question 5.
Analyze how urbanization and industrialization have influenced caste systems in modern India.
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Look at how city life creates economic opportunities that might blend traditional roles.
Question 6.
Critique the effectiveness of reservation policies in improving social inequality in India.
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Reflect on stories or examples where these policies have succeeded or failed.

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