Caste

Caste is a form of social stratification characterized by endogamy, hereditary transmission of a lifestyle which often includes an occupation, status in a hierarchy, and customary social interaction and exclusion. Its paradigmatic ethnographic example is the division of society into rigid social groups, with roots in ancient history and persisting until today. Sociologists and anthropologists can study the social divisions existing in various countries by using the caste-like systems as an analogical basis for research. The term caste-system is also applied to non-human populations like ants and bees.

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