caste

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in sociology marriage to a person belonging to a lower caste is called hypogamy. the economic criteria is not taken into consideration but its the caste of a person.hypogamy is thus is used in an indian context as indian subcontinent is stratified on the basis of caste.

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(Noun) A distinct socio-religious group in India (according to the Hindu religion), which has a discrete social ranking and duties/obligations to be fulfilled. The caste system although less and less rigid in recent years still poses great barriers to social interaction between people from different castes (especially for the Untouchables-people from the lowest castes).