social barriers sanctioned by custom, law or religion. » This means that a person born in a lower caste cannot advance to a higher caste because of this system. Although a caste system is not a set of laws, it is almost never broken because the caste system has been in place for a very long time. In India, for example, caste systems are used. The lowest caste is called Shudra, Shudra are the unskilled and semi-skilled workers. They receive almost nothing for labor-intensive jobs, such as work in agriculture and factories. The next caste is called the Vaishya. The Vaishya are businessmen and are more powerful than the Shudra. They are still very poorly paid and work in jobs such as market stalls. The ...... middle of paper ...... opportunity comments. Internet. March 9, 2014. .Manian, Ranjini. “The caste system in India”. - For dummies. Internet. March 6, 2014. .Kumar. “Personal life, comfort, pleasure in America against India.” RSS RedBus2US. Internet. March 9, 2014. .Isaacs, Julia. “Economic Mobility Comparisons.” Brookings. Internet. April 7, 2014. "Livemint.com - Latest Business News, Latest Financial News Headlines, Stock Quotes."http://www.livemint.com/. Internet. April 8. 2014. .

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