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Explain how the caste system is structured and why it results in social inequality.

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The Caste System Over hundreds of years, India developed a social structure based on caste. A caste is a fixed social class into which a person is born. People inherited their caste from their parents. They stayed in that caste for their entire lives. Members of different castes did not usually mix socially. They rarely married across caste lines. This social structure is known as a caste system. Social classes began to develop in India in ancient times but may not have become fixed castes until modern times. The most basic grouping was by occupation. Some scholars think that occupation-based castes or communities began as extended families that had a family business or occupation. There are hundreds of such communities today.

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The caste system is a **social** structure based on family status and **occupation**. A person's caste is **inherited** at birth, and there is no element of choice. People in higher castes are generally treated better than people in **lower** castes.