Caste Discrimination (other)
Caste discrimination can refer to: * Caste discrimination in India * Caste discrimination in Sri Lanka * Caste discrimination in the United States See also * Caste (other) Caste is a system of social stratification and hierarchy in human societies. It may also refer to: *Caste system in India *'' Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents'', a 2020 book by Isabel Wilkerson ** ''Origin'' (film), working title ''Caste'', a ... {{disambiguation Disambiguation pages ...
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Caste Discrimination In India
Caste-related violence in India has occurred and continues to occur in various forms. According to a report by Human Rights Watch: inhuman, and degrading treatment of over 165 million people in India has been justified on the basis of caste. Caste is descent-based and hereditary in nature. It is a characteristic determined by one's birth into a particular caste, irrespective of the faith practiced by the individual. Caste denotes a traditional system of rigid social stratification into ranked groups defined by descent and occupation. Caste divisions in India dominate in housing, marriage, employment, and general social interaction-divisions that are reinforced through the practice and threat of social ostracism, economic boycotts, and physical violence. Quoting about the atrocities that are committed by land holding communities on Untouchables, Author Dr. C. P. Yadav states that, "Atrocities are committed on the 'Untouchables' in the villages and small towns and the incidents ...
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Caste Discrimination In Sri Lanka
Social class in Sri Lanka is often described as casteless, though caste is still found on the island in both a symbolic and a practical sense. Caste is also used in an analogous sense to refer to the new social class divisions that have appeared in recent decades. The combination of ethnic nationalist movements that saw caste as an island-wide dividing tool, strong emphasis on providing access to education and healthcare regardless of background, and historic lack of discrimination among the colonial civil service played a factor in eradicating the caste system in most sectors of the island's society. Although the Buddhist culture actively fought against all forms of class discrimination, many Buddhist organizations used caste as a method to extract surplus from temple property. History Lanka Caste system Buddhism rejects casteism as a fundamental principle of its worldview, and this has an effect on reducing the severity of the caste system on the island. Notably, the high ...
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Caste Discrimination In The United States
Caste discrimination in the United States is a form of discrimination based on the social hierarchy which is determined by a person's birth. Though the use of the term caste is more prevalent in South Asia and Bali, in the United States, Indian Americans also use the term caste. Caste is not officially recognized by law in the United States, except in Seattle, Washington; on February 21, 2023, Seattle became the first U.S. jurisdiction to add caste to its list of categories protected against discrimination. In other places such as California, it is implicitly covered under anti-discrimination laws which name other categories that caste is a subset of. The existence of caste discrimination in the US tech sector was also acknowledged by a group of Dalit female engineers from Microsoft, Google, Apple and other tech companies. In 2021, the student body of California State University system passed a resolution against caste discrimination. Overview History of caste in the Unite ...
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Caste (other)
Caste is a system of social stratification and hierarchy in human societies. It may also refer to: *Caste system in India *'' Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents'', a 2020 book by Isabel Wilkerson ** ''Origin'' (film), working title ''Caste'', a 2023 film adaptation by Ava DuVernay * Caste (play), a play by Thomas William Robertson * Caste (1930 film), a British film *Caste (biology), a group in eusocial animals *Casta, mixed-raced individuals in colonial Spanish America See also *Half-caste Half-caste is a term used for individuals of Multiracial, multiracial descent. The word ''wikt:caste, caste'' is borrowed from the Portuguese or Spanish word ''casta'', meaning race. Terms such as ''half-caste'', ''caste'', ''quarter-caste'' an ...