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Several characteristics distinguish a Caste System.

1.The first is the tendency toward endogamy, meaning that people marry within the same caste exclusively.

2.Caste mobility is also extremely rare; one cannot transform from a laborer to a scholar except in very rare circumstances, for example. Higher castes traditionally hold all of the political power.

3.The castes may be divided further through language, culture, and economics.

4.Within a caste system, each member generally knows his or her place, and your social status is usually apparently to others as well.

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