1 / 8

The caste system of India

The caste system of India. Janine and Sandra. Structure. What exactly is a “caste system”? The caste system of India The different castes Where does it come from? Criticism on the system. What exactly is a caste system?. Social stratification → people are ranked into groups

elina
Download Presentation

The caste system of India

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript


  1. The caste system of India Janine and Sandra

  2. Structure • What exactly is a “caste system”? • The caste system of India • The different castes • Where does it come from? • Criticism on the system

  3. What exactly is a caste system? • Social stratification → people are ranked into groups • “True” caste systems are only found in India • The caste is a closed group whose members are severly restricted in their choice of occupation • Social status is determined by the caste of one’s birth • Marriage outside the caste is prohibited

  4. The caste system of India • Has been in use for many years • Still today the values of the caste system are held strongly • Has a major role in modern India • Gives a sense of order and peace among the people • System has worked well

  5. The different castes(from highest to lowest) • Brahman → priests, scholars • Kshatriya →ruler, warriors, landowner • Vaishya →merchants • Shudra → artisans, agriculturalists • Harijan → actually not part of the caste system, „outsiders“ and once known as „untouchables“

  6. Where does the system come frome? • It’s not 100% proven where this system comes from but there are assumptions • The Indo-Aryans may have established a caste system in which they placed themselves in higher classes • The caste system was already established by tribes and with the arrival of the Indo-Aryans those castes just became more well-defined

  7. Criticism on the system • Some activists think the system is a form of racial discrimination • Lower castes aren’t allowed to go to the high castes areas • Lower castes have to drink water from public wells • Mustn’t visit the same temples as the higher castes • Often sit in the back of classrooms • Many Hindus are persuaded that the system is a part of the society and not with Hinduism backgrounds • Observers think the caste system is a system of exploitation of poor lower castes by the higher

  8. Thanks for your attention!

More Related