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Today, India and the United States share similarities in the diversity found within their citizens, but I would argue, there is a higher degree of differences regarding both. In Octavio Paz’s, In Light of India, he makes note of the striking similarities of India and Mexico but first, points to their inversion of creation. Paz, on Mexico, claims “the pre-Hispanic civilization was destroyed, and what survives are its remnants: in India, the ancient civilization is a reality that encompasses and permeates all aspects of life” (pg. 80). That being said, Paz illuminates many homogenous characteristics of practice and customs found in Mexico and India. For example, in terms of sustenance, chilies are present in both Mexican and Indian dishes, …show more content…
We think of the caste system as a fairly simple social structure of hierarchy. Astonishingly, the caste system is compiled of “three thousand caste, each with its own characteristics, god, and rituals, rules of kinship, and taboos of sex and food” (Paz 55). Louis Dumont provides us with a great ideological insight into how the caste systems work, in an anthropological sense. Dumont attributes an invisible yet visible ideology surrounding castes, in the they contain, “Social realities: family, language, trade, profession, territory” while at the same time use ideological applications such as “a religion, a mythology, an ethic, a kinship system, a set of dietary laws” (Paz 56). From my understanding, the basis of the caste system is founded upon religious belief, but does attribute to ones socioeconomic status in India. I can’t help but to attempt to apply a social function to the caste system in Indian society. I propose the caste system serves the individual, by means of identity reinsurance, while, providing additional social framework, in which is a society is founded upon. I suggest that, in providing cultural identity, the caste system, creates a notion of unity through means of cultural assimilation, benefiting that of the individual, benefiting the greater good of society, by facilitation of unitarity, thus a “common good” (Turner …show more content…
Due to globalization, westernization, and modernization ,economic and cultural change is occurring over time. Westernization and capitalism are perpetuating individualism to be idealized in India which is causing a subtle shift in family dynamics. For example, Shome and Hegde ask the question, “How does globalization force us to rethink culture in new ways and through new problematics?” (p. 173). Not only is media influencing the way we think and perceive but also it is presenting Americanization ( Rao p. 58) which contains a different set of family values in itself as compared to traditional Indian
Today, India and the United States share similarities in the diversity found within their citizens, but I would argue, there is a higher degree of differences regarding both. In Octavio Paz’s, In Light of India, he makes note of the striking similarities of India and Mexico but first, points to their inversion of creation. Paz, on Mexico, claims “the pre-Hispanic civilization was destroyed, and what survives are its remnants: in India, the ancient civilization is a reality that encompasses and permeates all aspects of life” (pg. 80). That being said, Paz illuminates many homogenous characteristics of practice and customs found in Mexico and India. For example, in terms of sustenance, chilies are present in both Mexican and Indian dishes, …show more content…
We think of the caste system as a fairly simple social structure of hierarchy. Astonishingly, the caste system is compiled of “three thousand caste, each with its own characteristics, god, and rituals, rules of kinship, and taboos of sex and food” (Paz 55). Louis Dumont provides us with a great ideological insight into how the caste systems work, in an anthropological sense. Dumont attributes an invisible yet visible ideology surrounding castes, in the they contain, “Social realities: family, language, trade, profession, territory” while at the same time use ideological applications such as “a religion, a mythology, an ethic, a kinship system, a set of dietary laws” (Paz 56). From my understanding, the basis of the caste system is founded upon religious belief, but does attribute to ones socioeconomic status in India. I can’t help but to attempt to apply a social function to the caste system in Indian society. I propose the caste system serves the individual, by means of identity reinsurance, while, providing additional social framework, in which is a society is founded upon. I suggest that, in providing cultural identity, the caste system, creates a notion of unity through means of cultural assimilation, benefiting that of the individual, benefiting the greater good of society, by facilitation of unitarity, thus a “common good” (Turner …show more content…
Due to globalization, westernization, and modernization ,economic and cultural change is occurring over time. Westernization and capitalism are perpetuating individualism to be idealized in India which is causing a subtle shift in family dynamics. For example, Shome and Hegde ask the question, “How does globalization force us to rethink culture in new ways and through new problematics?” (p. 173). Not only is media influencing the way we think and perceive but also it is presenting Americanization ( Rao p. 58) which contains a different set of family values in itself as compared to traditional Indian