Social Stratification and Untouchability

Social Stratification

• Social stratification refers to the practice of classifying people based on factors like upper class and lower class, income, education, colour, gender, occupation, intelligence, etc. This stratification has been done by the society.
• Opportunities for good nutritious food, school, employment are more for children born in rich families.
• Children from poor families lack such opportunities. This segregation of people as rich and poor creates effects of stratification.
• Various kinds of social stratification can be seen in different countries. For instance, the caste system has been in existence in India for thousands of years. This system determines whether the person belongs to the upper caste or the lower caste.

Untouchability - A Social Evil

• Untouchability is an inhumane practice of classifying people to the lowest rung in society.
• In India, some people belonging to certain low-castes were deprived of right to food, employment, and even life.
• Governments in India have strived to provide a constitutional remedy for this injustice.
• The whites in America treated the black people as slaves and traded them.

Measures to Eradicate Untouchability

• Various kinds of prejudices in the minds of people about other people based on caste, gender, religion, or richness can lead to discrimination, contempt, disrespect, and hatred.
• The practice of untouchability is an inhuman practice as it stifles people's opportunities to gain resources.
• The constitution of India guarantees the provision of all facilities to people of all classes, and backward castes.
• The practice of untouchability is decreasing gradually, which promotes social harmony.

Explore the concepts of social stratification and untouchability in society. This quiz delves into how different factors like income, education, and caste influence people's opportunities and life experiences. Understand the implications of social classifications and the historical context in India.