Caste

Hinduism is a result of cultural diffusion that occurred between Aryan invaders and the native peoples of India. Hinduism teaches the rigid social structure known as the caste system. As a result of this belief, Hindus believe in reincarnation, rebirth of the soul into another form. When you are reincarnated, you move up or down in the caste system. The ultimate goal in life (when reincarnation stops) is called moksha. To achieve moksha, you have to have good karma, or actions you do in this…

will say they have nothing in common, but are they right? They may have more in common than what you think. While the Indian’s have the Caste System. China has Confucianism, and modern day US has the social classes of upper, middle and lower class. China and India both had a grouping system system that allowed everyone have a role. India also has a caste system based on these principles. The Brahmin came from the head of Purusha. The Brahmin jobs consist of all religion and education…

Women in today’s society have made leaps and bounds to becoming men’s equals, but what if in the future all the progress women have made was reversed in an instant? What if women were no longer able to hold money, hold a job, or make the most basic decisions for themselves? Their only job is to bear children and listen to the orders from men because men are the superior gender. In The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood, Republic of Gilead exercises total control over its people, women in…

a political system. One of the defining details of Hinduism was the caste system which placed all peoples in a certain social hierarchy. The caste system called for Brahmins or priests being the head, the Kshatriya class of warriors and rulers coming second, followed by the Vaisya common class, succeeded by the Sudais class of natives and/or servants, with finally the untouchables being at the bottom of the hierarchy. The caste system was an extension of Karma, the belief that one 's actions in…

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formally employed. The unique class interests of informally employed workers were ignored by the CPM leaders. So the informal sector workers i.e. the class conscious proletariats must transform themselves into a revolutionary class-for-itself so that it can eventually seize political power from the bourgeoisie. This book forces the readers to ponder over the state-labour relations as state is nothing but means of projecting the class interest of the bourgeoisie. The informal sector workers can…

that had been revolved around different social, religious and culture. In context of this there were many kinds of reform movements which are introduced by the various reformers stating the different movements which mainly effected on the different caste and gender issues. For instance I will give some of the reform movements introduced by the different reformers, like, Raja Rammohan roy who introduced both the sati and brahmo samaj movements which are happened to be occurred in Bengal, the…

Eastern and western religions are used as an ethical basis for societies and individual believers to adhere to. In understanding this ethical influence of religions, it is essential to understand the fundamental views of time and the afterlife according to each religious tradition. In the following pages, I will analyze and compare the Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish, and Christian teachings of afterlife, time, and the effects of these teachings on religion-based ethics. Hinduism, founded by Aryans in…

Social Stratification in The Hunger Games Many people consider their daily lives to be “normal.” To someone with privilege, being picked up from school in a Lexus and going home to a 6,000 square foot house is typical. To someone less fortunate, this is outrageous when buses and apartments are the norm. The world is divided up into social classes, from rich to poor, and those found in between. In fact, many novels revolve around this. Suzanne Collins accurately depicts social stratification in…

The Hindu caste systems are the Brahmins (priests and philosophers), Kshatriyas (nobility and warriors), Vaishyas (merchants, farmers, specialized labors), Shudras (manual laborers), and untouchable. You are not stuck in any caste system but it is determined by your past life and present life karma. In western culture, the saying goes like “what goes around comes around…