102,834
edits
Changes
Created page with 'File:lighterstill.jpgright|frame ==Etymology== Portuguese casta, literally, race, lineage, from feminine of casto pure, chaste, from Latin ca...'
[[File:lighterstill.jpg]][[File:Caste2.jpg|right|frame]]
==Etymology==
Portuguese casta, [[literally]], [[race]], lineage, from feminine of casto [[pure]], chaste, from Latin castus
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_Century 1613]
==Definitions==
*1 : one of the [[hereditary]] social [[classes]] in [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism Hinduism] that restrict the occupation of their members and their [[association]] with the members of other castes
*2 a : a division of [[society]] based on [[differences]] of [[wealth]], inherited rank or [[privilege]], profession, occupation, or [[race]]
:b : the position conferred by caste standing : prestige
*3 : a [[system]] of rigid social [[stratification]] characterized by [[hereditary]] [[status]], [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engogamy endogamy], and social barriers sanctioned by [[custom]], [[law]], or [[religion]]
*4 : a specialized [[form]] (as the worker of an ant or bee) of a polymorphic social insect that carries out a particular [[function]] in the colony
==Description==
A '''caste''' is a combined [[social]] [[system]] of occupation, endogamy, [[culture]], social class, and [[political]] [[power]]. Caste should not be [[confused]] with [[class]], in that members of a caste are deemed to be alike in [[function]] or [[culture]], whereas not all members of a defined class may be so alike. Although [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caste_system_in_India Indian society] is often now [[associated]] with the word "caste", it was first used by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_India Portuguese] to describe inherited class [[status]] in their own European society. [[English]] caste is from Latin castus "[[pure]], cut off, [[segregated]]", the participle of carere "to cut off". Application to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caste_system_in_India Hindu social groups] originates in the 17th century, via Portuguese casta "breed, [[race]], caste".
[[Discrimination]] based on caste, as perceived by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNICEF UNICEF], is prevalent mainly in parts of Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Japan) and Africa. UNICEF estimates that such [[perceived]] [[discrimination]] based on caste affects 250 million people worldwide.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caste]
[[Category: Sociology]]
==Etymology==
Portuguese casta, [[literally]], [[race]], lineage, from feminine of casto [[pure]], chaste, from Latin castus
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_Century 1613]
==Definitions==
*1 : one of the [[hereditary]] social [[classes]] in [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism Hinduism] that restrict the occupation of their members and their [[association]] with the members of other castes
*2 a : a division of [[society]] based on [[differences]] of [[wealth]], inherited rank or [[privilege]], profession, occupation, or [[race]]
:b : the position conferred by caste standing : prestige
*3 : a [[system]] of rigid social [[stratification]] characterized by [[hereditary]] [[status]], [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engogamy endogamy], and social barriers sanctioned by [[custom]], [[law]], or [[religion]]
*4 : a specialized [[form]] (as the worker of an ant or bee) of a polymorphic social insect that carries out a particular [[function]] in the colony
==Description==
A '''caste''' is a combined [[social]] [[system]] of occupation, endogamy, [[culture]], social class, and [[political]] [[power]]. Caste should not be [[confused]] with [[class]], in that members of a caste are deemed to be alike in [[function]] or [[culture]], whereas not all members of a defined class may be so alike. Although [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caste_system_in_India Indian society] is often now [[associated]] with the word "caste", it was first used by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_India Portuguese] to describe inherited class [[status]] in their own European society. [[English]] caste is from Latin castus "[[pure]], cut off, [[segregated]]", the participle of carere "to cut off". Application to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caste_system_in_India Hindu social groups] originates in the 17th century, via Portuguese casta "breed, [[race]], caste".
[[Discrimination]] based on caste, as perceived by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNICEF UNICEF], is prevalent mainly in parts of Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Japan) and Africa. UNICEF estimates that such [[perceived]] [[discrimination]] based on caste affects 250 million people worldwide.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caste]
[[Category: Sociology]]