The Caste System In India by https://padlet.com/21laprisea/c54fwpayzjs6 A detailed description of what it is, where it came from, and how it works/interacts in today's society. en-us 2018-05-17 12:09:32 UTC 2025-11-17 11:40:24 UTC hello@padlet.com This system was said to be necessary so it was accepted by all and spread to different communities. 21palaiad https://padlet.com/21laprisea/c54fwpayzjs6/wish/262202569
  • A system that divides people into groups based off of their work and duty, which has been accepted by all
  • Caste systems have spread into different religious communities
  • They can be found in Africa, Asia, and in some Diaspora communities
  • A system that divides people into groups based off of their work and duty, which has been accepted by all
  • Acknowledged by the Manusmriti as a basis of order

    • ]]>     2018-05-20 19:18:36 UTC https://padlet.com/21laprisea/c54fwpayzjs6/wish/262202569     People in higher castes think they are better than the people below them and behave as such. 21palaiad https://padlet.com/21laprisea/c54fwpayzjs6/wish/262205654
  • Discrimination in the caste system affects 260 million people
  • Even after the caste system was outlawed in 1955 discrimination of lower class people still exists to this day
  • The people on the bottom are known as the Untouchables
  • The people lower in the caste system were given more hazardous jobs
  • Some people in higher castes view themselves as better than people in lower castes
  • Dalits would sometimes get into trouble for doing as little as crossing shadows with someone in a higher caste 

    • ]]>     2018-05-20 19:56:32 UTC https://padlet.com/21laprisea/c54fwpayzjs6/wish/262205654     The caste system divides people into social classes, and each are stereotyped accordingly. 21laprisea https://padlet.com/21laprisea/c54fwpayzjs6/wish/262205685 1. Brahmins- Priests, teachers
    2. Kshatriyas- warriors, rulers
    3. Vaisyas- herders, farmers, merchants, craftspeople
    4. Sudras- farm workers, servants, laborers
    5. Dalits- untouchables

    ]]>     2018-05-20 19:56:56 UTC https://padlet.com/21laprisea/c54fwpayzjs6/wish/262205685     America is very similar in the way social classes exist, and how tension arises between groups of people. 21laprisea https://padlet.com/21laprisea/c54fwpayzjs6/wish/262205802
  • America is divided by race, politics, and social class
  • Republicans usually disagree with democrats and vice versa
  • Black people were segregated by white people
  • Some Republicans are against Mexican immigration

    • ]]>     2018-05-20 19:58:25 UTC https://padlet.com/21laprisea/c54fwpayzjs6/wish/262205802     Both ends of the pyramid are fighting for and against rights and unless change occurs they will be stuck where they are. 21palaiad https://padlet.com/21laprisea/c54fwpayzjs6/wish/262205865
  • People in low castes stay there because they are told to fulfill their role in terms of the Manusmriti
  • People in lower castes are unable to get a good education so they cannot learn any skills that would get them into other castes
  • As a result later on, people in lower castes began fighting for their rights
  • People in higher castes would argue that changing these customs went against the Manusmriti

    • ]]>     2018-05-20 19:59:16 UTC https://padlet.com/21laprisea/c54fwpayzjs6/wish/262205865     While the caste system is a very large problem, there are multiple things that can be done to begin heading in the direction of a solution. 21laprisea https://padlet.com/21laprisea/c54fwpayzjs6/wish/262206404
  • Getting educated about how it works
  • Using the word ‘caste’ less
  • Inter-caste marriages
  • Removal of inequality between castes
  • Promotion of economic equality

    • ]]>     2018-05-20 20:04:55 UTC https://padlet.com/21laprisea/c54fwpayzjs6/wish/262206404