caste
Let an agent explain caste as a form of stratification and its forms across societies, describe legal frameworks, reform movements and discrimination with attribution, present debates neutrally, and support respectful study without reproducing prejudice.
Research draft, second pass
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain caste as a form of stratification and its forms across societies, describe legal frameworks, reform movements and discrimination with attribution, present debates neutrally, and support respectful study without reproducing prejudice.
A form of social stratification in which membership is inherited, endogamous and traditionally linked to occupation and ritual status, most extensively developed in South Asia in the systems of varna and jati and among communities such as the Jats and Anavil Brahmins, with recognised categories such as Scheduled Castes in India and Pakistan, and found in other historical forms such as the casta classifications of colonial Spanish America and the status groups of ritsuryo Japan; caste is a subject of law, reform movements and scholarship and is described here neutrally with attribution.
What it is for: Hereditary social stratification.
It can be explain forms; describe law and reform; present debates neutrally; support respectful study.
Distinguishing features
Hereditary membership
Endogamy
Occupational and ritual links
Legal recognition and reform
What it looks like
Not physical; a social structure.
How it is recognised
Inherited, endogamous status groups
South Asian systems, colonial casta, historical Japanese status groups
Class is more fluid and economic; ethnicity is descent-based identity; estates were legal orders in Europe
Related models
is a kind of - category
is a kind of - category
is related to - religious contexts of caste
is related to - norms enforcing caste
In practice
Families and kinds
caste in India and South Asia
Scheduled Castes and affirmative provisions
caste among South Asian diasporas
historical casta systems of the Americas
caste-like systems in other societies
Standards and regulation
Constitutional prohibitions on caste discrimination
Affirmative action provisions
Anti-discrimination law in diaspora countries
Failure modes and hazards
Reproducing caste prejudice or slurs
Presenting contested origins as settled
Taking sides in political debates
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.caste
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What caste is.
Attribution.
Concept
Concept and forms.
Concept
Concept.
- What is caste, and how do South Asian systems, colonial casta and other historical forms differ? definition
- Is the presentation neutral and free of prejudice? boundary
Origins
Origins and history.
Origins
Origins.
- What do historians and social scientists say about the origins and development of caste, with positions attributed? provenance
- Which findings are contested? boundary
Law Law and reform.
Attribution.
Law
Legal frameworks.
Law
Law.
- How do constitutions and laws address caste discrimination and affirmative provisions such as Scheduled Castes? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific country? action
Reform
Reform movements.
Reform
Reform.
- What reform and anti-caste movements have existed, described in their own terms? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific movement? action
Society Contemporary society.
Attribution.
Discrimination
Discrimination today.
Discrimination
Discrimination.
- What do research and rights bodies report about caste discrimination today, including in diasporas? provenance
- Is the presentation attributed? boundary
Debates
Debates.
Debates
Debates.
- What debates exist about affirmative action, caste census and the category itself, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Learn Study and teaching.
Education.
Scholarship
Scholarship.
Scholarship
Scholarship.
- Which scholarly works and community sources are standard for studying caste? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Teach
Teaching.
Teach
Teaching.
- How can caste be taught respectfully and accurately? action
- Which misconceptions arise? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should each regional system be a separate entry?
- How should legal texts be linked?
- How should community and scholarly sources be balanced?