Social Exclusion And Status Formation: Emerging A New Social Status Among Dalits In North Bihar

Book Code: 1111025366005

Jitendra Ram

ABOUT THE BOOK

Social exclusion is as old as society of India. It persists across the world. In contemporary period, it has rapidly increased in various domains of India including social, cultural, economic, educational and political. Thus, Social Exclusion and Status Formation among Dalits unveils various facets of exclusion, discrimination, deprivation and even exploitation in the context of Indian society faced by Dalits. Furthermore, it provides comprehensive account of empirical evidences based on social exclusion and status of  Dalits as well as formation of status in the social hierarchy that exists in the Hindu caste system. It also examines their changing pattern of relationship with different caste groups, especially Bihar after independence. In this regard, caste system, an ascribed status, plays very dominant nature of exclusion against Dalits worldwide. Most significantly, both caste and class statuses of  Dalits do contribute in the formation of a new type of social status among them.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jitendra Ram is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the Department of Sociological Studies, School of Social Sciences and Policy, Central University of South Bihar, Gaya Bihar. He is one of the founder members of the Department. He did his MA. M.Phil. and Ph.D. in sociology at the Centre for the Study of Social Systems, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He started his academic career in Sociology in 2012 at the postgraduate level courses in the Central University of South Bihar and participated in several national and international conferences, seminars and workshops. He has also contributed research articles in various reputed journals such as Social Action, Economic and Political Weekly, Indian Anthropologist, Mainstream, etc.His major area of specialization includes Social Exclusion, Dalit Studies, Social Stratification andMarginal and Weaker Section of Society.

CONTENTS

Foreword.........................................................................................................................9
Acknowledgements.........................................................................................................13
List of Tables.................................................................................................................17
Abbreviations..................................................................................................................21
1.  Introduction...............................................................................................................23
2.  The Conceptual and Theoretical Framework................................................................49
3.  The Research Setting...................................................................................................67
4.  Discrimination, Exploitation and Social Exclusion of Dalits...........................................101
5.  Status Formation among the Dalits.............................................................................147
6.  Social Exclusion and Status Formation.......................................................................191
7.  Summary and Conclusion..........................................................................................213
Bibliography...................................................................................................................221
Appendices..................................................................................................................231
Index............................................................................................................................261