alleryWhich sociologist offered a 1932 six-point description of caste based on birth, hierarchy and endogamy?
AG.S. Ghurye
BM.N. Srinivas
CLouis Dumont
DH.H. Risley
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. G.S. Ghurye
1. G.S. Ghurye wrote in 1932 and offered a model of six characteristics of caste.
2. These included birth-based segmentation, hierarchy and endogamy.
3. Srinivas, Dumont and Risley are other scholars of caste but did not give this model.
_Source: Wikipedia, Caste system in India, Ghurye's 1932 description_
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