A distinctive feature of Indian culture is the caste system, in which people are believed to be born into a particular caste based on their moral and spiritual conduct in their previous life. Which statement best reflects how the caste system influences development for Indian adolescents?

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Esteban Fry

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3 August, 19:56

A distinctive feature of Indian culture is the caste system, in which people are believed to be born into a particular caste based on their moral and spiritual conduct in their previous life. Which statement best reflects how the caste system influences development for Indian adolescents?

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Guillermo Osborne · Answer 1

The correct answer is:

Adolescents from lower castes are less likely to attend school, which restricts the jobs available to them as adults.

Explanation:

According to the caste system, which consists of dividing the society in some hierarchical groups according to the descent based in some religious beliefs. Adolescents are conditioned in their opportunities since they have to carry directly since the beginning of their lives with their ancestors' behaviors, not only for their own efforts.

If a family does not have a good reputation due to different facts the adolescents from such caste will not have equal opportunities of studying, working and being professional and economically successful; than the adolescents from the higher castes who will have the opportunity to study and therefore working to be professionally successful.