Ascriptive hierarchies: Caste and its reproduction in contemporary India

Current Sociology

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 228-243

  Jodhka, Surinder S ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Caste; discrimination; hierarchy; India; inequality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84958058835     PISSN: 00113921     EISSN: 14617064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011392115614784     Document Type: Article

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