Concept introduction:
This system might have occurred in both places because people with a higher status, or caste, feared pollution from the lower class and they followed practices of ritual pollution to avoid this.
Explanation of Solution
Suggested responses:
When considering the similarities of both caste systems, think about how the upper caste made intermarriage illegal in both societies. Also consider how both the United States and India created separate schools, restaurants, hotels, drinking fountains, and toilets; basically all aspects of life were separated. In the United States, African American had to move to the side of the street if a white person was passing. In comparison, the untouchables of India still must do this when they meet someone of a higher caste. You might want to also consider how people from both countries were given a status that they would have for life (ascribed status).
Want to see more full solutions like this?
Chapter 7 Solutions
Essentials of Sociology (12th Edition)
- Social Psychology (10th Edition)SociologyISBN:9780134641287Author:Elliot Aronson, Timothy D. Wilson, Robin M. Akert, Samuel R. SommersPublisher:Pearson College DivIntroduction to Sociology (Eleventh Edition)SociologyISBN:9780393639407Author:Deborah Carr, Anthony Giddens, Mitchell Duneier, Richard P. AppelbaumPublisher:W. W. Norton & CompanyThe Basics of Social Research (MindTap Course Lis...SociologyISBN:9781305503076Author:Earl R. BabbiePublisher:Cengage Learning
- Criminalistics: An Introduction to Forensic Scien...SociologyISBN:9780134477596Author:Saferstein, RichardPublisher:PEARSONSociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach (13th Edition)SociologyISBN:9780134205571Author:James M. HenslinPublisher:PEARSONSociety: The Basics (14th Edition)SociologyISBN:9780134206325Author:John J. MacionisPublisher:PEARSON