Ambedkar (1917) - Cases in India: Their mechanism, genesis and development Flashcards
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Homogeneity in India
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India is a very united country in culture
2
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Caste as an isolated entity
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Treated as that but this is a misconception - must be treated in relation to and as within a wider system
3
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Caste:
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Prohibits intermarriage between cases and membership by birth - aka defined through ENDOGAMY
4
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Reification of caste
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Races of India has fused as a cultural unity hence, caste is an artificial chopping of the population as fixed and definitive units where endogamy denies fusion
5
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Exogamy in Indian society
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Major moral principle. It is the superposition of endogamy on exogamy that creates caste.
