Though caste and class characteristics are discussed as if they are dichotomous, the fact is that many cultures exhibit a mixture of caste and class attributes - that is, many cultures are open in some ways but also exhibit pressures that complicate movement within the social stratification system. Discuss how this mixture of class and caste attributes plays out in the United States.

Though caste and class characteristics are discussed as if they are dichotomous, the fact is that many cultures exhibit a mixture of caste and class attributes – that is, many cultures are open in some ways but also exhibit pressures that complicate movement within the social stratification system. Discuss how this mixture of class and caste attributes plays out in the United States.

Though caste and class characteristics are discussed as if they are dichotomous, the fact is that many cultures exhibit a mixture of caste and class attributes – that is, many cultures are open in some ways but also exhibit pressures that complicate movement within the social stratification system. Discuss how this mixture of class and caste attributes plays out in the United States.