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What is untouchability?
What is untouchability?
Untouchability is a form of social institution that legitimises and enforces discriminatory, humiliating, exclusionary, and exploitative practices against certain social groups.
Where is untouchability involving the caste system largely unique to?
Where is untouchability involving the caste system largely unique to?
South Asia.
Which communities in the Indian subcontinent were considered 'polluting' and associated with untouchability?
Which communities in the Indian subcontinent were considered 'polluting' and associated with untouchability?
Dalit communities.
What occupations and habits of life were traditionally associated with groups characterized as untouchable?
What occupations and habits of life were traditionally associated with groups characterized as untouchable?
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In which countries has untouchability been outlawed?
In which countries has untouchability been outlawed?
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