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Write short note: Intergenerational mobility in a caste society.

  • UPSC 1986
  • Stratification and Mobility

In theory, a caste society rules out intergenerational mobility. Membership is fixed at birth, occupation is inherited, marriage stays within the caste, and the doctrine of karma justifies the order. In practice caste has always allowed some movement across generations. It has mostly been movement by groups rather than individuals, and it has often changed…

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  • Why mobility is normatively blocked
  • How mobility happened across generations
  • Modern avenues
  • Persistence and limits
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