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Unequal Worlds : Discrimination and Social Inequality in Modern India / edited by Vidhu Verma

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New Delhi : Oxford University Press , 2015.Edition: 1st edDescription: xxxii, 423 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780199453283
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 305.0954 VER
Summary: This interdisciplinary volume examines the multifaceted nature of social discrimination and systemic group disadvantages in modern India, focusing significantly on Dalit communities. By analyzing institutional frameworks, legal provisions, and social norms, the contributing essayists demonstrate how formal guarantees of equality are frequently undermined by structural exclusions. The text utilizes the conceptual lens of intersectionality to explore how traditional caste divides converge with newer social inequalities rooted in income, education, occupation, disability, and gender.
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This interdisciplinary volume examines the multifaceted nature of social discrimination and systemic group disadvantages in modern India, focusing significantly on Dalit communities. By analyzing institutional frameworks, legal provisions, and social norms, the contributing essayists demonstrate how formal guarantees of equality are frequently undermined by structural exclusions. The text utilizes the conceptual lens of intersectionality to explore how traditional caste divides converge with newer social inequalities rooted in income, education, occupation, disability, and gender.

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