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Caste in 21st Century India: Competing Narratives.

Year: 2012

Type: article

Abstract: Recent debates regarding inclusion of caste in 2011 Census have raised questions about whether caste still matters in modern India. Ethnographic studies of the mid-20th century identified a variety of dimensions along which caste differentiation occurs. At the same time, whether this differentiation translates into hierarchy remains a contentious issue as does the persistence of caste, given the economic changes of the past two decades. Using data from a nationally representative survey of 41,554 households conducted in 2005, this paper examines the relationship between social background and different dimensions of well-being. The results suggest continued persistence of caste disparities in education, income and social networks.

Source: PubMed

Authors: Sonalde Desai, Amaresh Dubey

Institution: University of Maryland, College Park

Language: English

Topic: South Asian Studies and Diaspora

Subfield: Philosophy

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

Funder: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Awards: Transition to Adulthood in India, MARYLAND POPULATION RESEARCH CENTER, India Human Development Survey, Parental Education and Child Outcomes