Encyclopaedia of Caste, Class, Kinship and Social Systems

This publication titled, "Encyclopaedia of Caste, Class, Kinship and Social Systems" provides readers with an overview of caste system around the world, including India. Indian caste system and its impacts on regional development planning are described. A critical analysis of social policy, dynamics and equality is made. This encyclopaedia not only makes attempts towards analyzing the genesis and future prospects of caste svstem in India but also towards understanding caste violence in India and its impacts on caste-clans situation. The model structures, hypothesis and contemporary issues related to global social class are discussed. Select global case studies on kinship, affinity and consanguinity are given. An institutional perspective required towards understanding kinship system and usage is described. The elements and dimensions of family, marriage and social systems have been covered, so have been the model society and the roles of social groups. Types of social and socio-cultural systems are presented. Similarly, aggregation and networking aspects of social networks are talked about. The important issues related to social justice, structure and stratification are analyzed in detail. Considerable focus lies on social complexity, social graph, social procedure, social collapse, social analysis and social actions..

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