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प्रश्न
“In both English and Indian fictional writings, we often encounter an entire group of people classified as ‘lazy’ or ‘cunning’.” What are the problems with such a classification?
उत्तर
- such a general statement is true of individuals in every group.
- Even for such individuals, it is not true all the time the same individuals may be both lazy and hardworking at different times.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
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How would you distinguish prejudice from other kinds of opinion or belief?
What is social exclusion?
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Social stratification persists over ____________.
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Social inequality and exclusion are social because they are about ______.
Social inequality and exclusion are
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- Different forms of capital cannot be converted into the other.
- The forms of capital overlap.
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Which concept is being talked of?
