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    that you are guaranteed a spot in the caste system into which you were unknowingly born into. Men may only procreate when the time is right according to the established law. (461a) If a man attempts reproduction outside of these times‚ then he will be punished accordingly. Also‚ if a man and women marry outside the law then they can also be punished. (461) Children

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    Extended Response: The Hindu Caste System The Hindu Caste System has governed the lives of the Hindu people in India for thousands of years. Today‚ the Caste System shapes society in a similar‚ perhaps more extreme‚ way as when it was first implemented. Beginning with the Aryans‚ the Caste system gradually became the social system that gives an "unchangeable" structure to the Hindu people’s lives. While this manner of living is considered taboo by westerners and people of other religions‚ it is

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    people of the church. There is a social structure within the church to make sure there is no confusions at the bottom is the parish priests‚ then it is the bishops‚ the cardinals‚ and then at the top is the pope. The priest has many things to do as the role of a priest he has to overview the

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    During the nineteenth century‚ England was divided by the Social Caste System. This system divided you into one of three groups based on your economic value‚ your skills‚ and your acquaintances. These groups were The Aristocrats‚ The Middle Class‚ And The Poor. These groups made up the entirety of England in the nineteenth century. Those in these groups would never formally speak with a lesser ranked person‚ and the lower you were the more worthless you were. The Poor is the lowest class made up

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    organised to worship‚ to acknowledge our ancestors. Therefore I made a rare visit to my village. While serving the food I saw two little girls‚ wearing tattered clothes and with unkempt hairs. On enquiring I came to know that they belonged to scheduled caste. One of my cousins told me that they are engaged in cleaning others’ excreta manually. I could not believe it. They were barely 5-6 years old. I was astonished at the fact that how agreeingly they had given in to the social discrimination. I gave

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    the interaction between caste and patriarchy in India. A khap panchayat in Haryana ‘declares’ that mobilization of women(of a particular age gap) should be monitored(in reality restricted). Marriage by choice or outside one’s caste or inside one’s gotra is forbidden and those who challenge it‚ become a story in themselves. Young girls(at few incidents boys too) fall prey to moral policing. A high court judge asks the ‘wives’ to learn to adjust. In spite of abolition of caste in public life‚ manual

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    GTA class system and the Hindu caste system are both systems in which people are organized into a hierarchy as a result of social stratification. They are systems that follow the concept of social order based on wealth‚ power‚ status and occupation. The Hindu caste system is an closed system; individuals are assigned status at birth with no opportunities to improve their quality of life. In order to move up the social hierarchy‚ individuals must fulfill their duty (dharma) in their caste. The willing

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    Question 3a. What were the advantages and disadvantages of the caste system? How did the caste system reflect Indian society. A caste system was used by the ancient Indian society to separate themselves into categories. There are advantages and disadvantages with the use of this system but they all reflected Indian society in different ways. The term Caste and Varna meant “heredity” and “color”. The caste system was originally created to separate the early Aryans from the native Indians

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    The role of the women in our society Elvira López Ochoa INTRODUCTION History tends to present the social advances made by women as a result of progress itself up as the result of a process in which‚ in any case‚ women do not have influenced. However‚ the reconstruction of history shows that women have achieved social gains only where and when it has been women fighting and starring those conquests. They were the struggles of many women‚ allowing us to enjoy rights today in the very near past

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    few centuries‚ the role of women in society has shifted greatly. The role of women has become more similar to that of men but women have added responsibilities. Women work now but also give birth and are responsible for their families. Although men are just a responsible for their families‚ women’s roles as nurturers‚ due to the fact that they give birth has remained the same. In a lot of ways it is harder for women now than ever. During the 18th and 19th centuries a woman’s role was primarily in the

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