Question

Write difference.

Caste and Class

Answer 1

Caste	Class
1. Different castes form a hierarchy of social preference and each position in the caste structure is defined in terms of its 'purity and pollution'.	1. A social class is made up of similar social status who regard one another as social equals.
2. In a caste stratification system, an individual's position depends on the status attributes ascribed by birth.	2. In a class stratification system and individual's position depends on the possession of substantial amounts of wealth, occupation, education, and prestige which is achieved.
3. Caste is an example of closed stratification.	3. Class system is an example of open stratification.
4. In this type of social stratification there is no scope for social mobility.	4. In this type of social stratification there is scope for social mobility.