caste

noun

1. in some social insects (such as ants) a physically distinct individual or group of individuals specialized to perform certain functions in the colony

2. a social class separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank or profession or wealth

3. (Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus
stratified according to ritual purity

4. social status or position conferred by a system based on class

e.g. lose caste by doing work beneath one's station

1. (印度社会的)种姓，等级
A caste is one of the traditional social classes into which people are divided in a Hindu society.

e.g. Most of the upper castes worship the Goddess Kali.
印度上层种姓多数崇拜女神时母。

2. 种姓制度;社会等级制度
Caste is the system of dividing people in a society into different social classes.

e.g. Caste is defined primarily by social honour attained through personal lifestyle...
社会等级制度主要是通过个人生活方式赢得的社会荣誉来确定。
e.g. The caste system shapes nearly every facet of Indian life.
种姓制度几乎影响着印度生活的方方面面。

1. 等级制度：他用有限理性来解释厂商的定价行为,用印度的种姓等级制度(Caste)来解释失业,提出移动的自然失业率,一以贯之Akerlof坚信的是,要为凯恩斯经济学奠定微观基础,非标准的假设很重要,为此经济学要向心理学和社会学寻找武器.

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2. 世袭阶级：但是,我们不得不承认印度社会的世袭阶级(caste)是一个非常复杂的现象,而其当中政治亦如此. 印度的左派与这些运动的连结,很明显的非常微小薄弱. 不过,某些马列派的批判也不见得不无道理:有些贱民和低下阶级的联盟被资助它们的西方非政府组织支配着,

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3. 社会等级：另外,印度的社会等级(Caste)是很严厉的,不同的社会等级之间也是不能通婚的. 尽管社会在发展,但是印度的这些丑恶的传统却像顽瘤一样根深蒂固.