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An introduction to the basic elements of the caste system of India [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 Oppression, systemic bias, and racism have unfortunately long been part of the human experience. This paper is a review of basic elements of the Indian caste system, understanding its impact on the daily lives of different caste members, the role of ...
Vina M. Goghari, Mavis Kusi
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Addressing the caste system in U.S. healthcare in the era of COVID-19 [PDF]
International Journal for Equity in Health, 2020 In healthcare, we find an industry that typifies the unique blend of racism, classism, and other forms of structural discrimination that comprise the U.S.
Karthik Sivashanker +4 more
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Changing characteristics of the caste system in India
Әл-Фараби Атындағы Қазақ Ұлттық Университеті хабаршы шығыстану сериясы, 2021 In India, during the last three decades, the caste system’s characteristics have changed significantly. The caste system has never been an uncontested reality in India.
D.A.P. Sharma
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Critical analysis of ideological discourse on caste in Shahnameh Based on Michel Foucault’s views (Case study: The story of Anoushirvan and the shoemaker) [PDF]
مطالعات زبانی و بلاغی, 2022 In order to investigate the relationship between ideology and power, the present paper has studied the social discourse of caste in the story of "Anushirvan and the Shoemaker," drawing upon Michel Foucault’s views within the theoretical framework of new ...
Reza Ghanbari Abdolmaleki +1 more
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Evolution of the figure of the Brahmin in early Muslim writings
Oñati Socio-Legal Series, 2023 When we talk about the caste system today, among other things, we talk about the wily, crafty and the boasting Brahmins who founded and maintained a set of self-serving rules that effectively took the form of the caste system.
Dunkin Jalki
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Modern caste system in taxation
Acta Academiae Beregsasiensis. Economics, 2022 The article examines the modern dynamic development of taxation - one of the oldest forms of financial institutions. Taxes have existed since the very history of society.
Botond Geza Kalman +2 more
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Oñati Socio-Legal Series, 2023 Starting with an individual report in a leading British periodical of higher education, this article fans outwards to show how the contemporary field of caste studies reflects the degeneracy of its methods and claims.
Prakash Shah
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Journal of Anthropological Films, 2017 Why do some people consider others "untouchable"? Why do upper caste people sprinkle water to purify themselves when touched by a Dalit? This documentary film explores the caste system in Nepal as it is experienced by lower castes - the Dalit - and ...
Berit Madsen
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‘In Burning Red’ – Red as the Color of Female Shame in Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale
AmLit, 2023 This paper explores the color symbolism employed in Margaret Atwood's novel The Handmaid's Tale. It argues that the color red is used to mark the female protagonists—the handmaids—as shameful, sinful outcasts, and compares and contrasts them to the other
Buchegger, Lisa
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CASTE AND ETHNICITY IN SOUTH INDIA: A CASE STUDY OF THE KONKANI PEOPLE IN KOCHI
Etnografia Polska, 2020 This article attempts to present the problem of caste and ethnicity in the 2010s based on anthropological and sociological insights applicable to the case study of the Konkani people who inhabit the city of Kochi in southern India.
Alina Kaczmarek-Subramanian
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