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What is Dominant
Caste?
According to M.N. Srinivas, “a caste is said to be
dominant when it preponderates numerically over the
other caste groups and yields high economical and
political power”. M.N. Srinivas wrote the concept of
Dominant Caste in his book “Villages in India” and also
presented a research paper on dominant Caste of
Rampura in 1959.
Characteristics of Dominant
Caste
 They have a sizeable amount of population.
 They have huge agricultural landholdings under their
control.
 They have high social and economic power- have
high level of influence both at village level and
regional level.
 They may have western education.
 They act as a reference group for enculturation to
lower caste.
What is Dominant Caste.pptx

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What is Dominant Caste.pptx

  • 2. According to M.N. Srinivas, “a caste is said to be dominant when it preponderates numerically over the other caste groups and yields high economical and political power”. M.N. Srinivas wrote the concept of Dominant Caste in his book “Villages in India” and also presented a research paper on dominant Caste of Rampura in 1959.
  • 4.  They have a sizeable amount of population.  They have huge agricultural landholdings under their control.  They have high social and economic power- have high level of influence both at village level and regional level.  They may have western education.  They act as a reference group for enculturation to lower caste.