Social Construction of Class and Caste

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A unified CCC-compatible resource set integrating APA citations and educator annotations for curriculum development, media literacy, and justice-centered instruction.

Bourdieu (1984)

APA Citation: Bourdieu, P. (1984). Distinction: A social critique of the judgement of taste. Harvard University Press. 

Educator Annotation: Ideal for teaching how cultural capital and taste reproduce class hierarchies. Supports lessons on consumption, identity, and social reproduction.

Wright (2015)

APA Citation: Wright, E. O. (2015). Understanding class. Verso. 

Educator Annotation: Useful for teaching contemporary class theory. Supports modules on exploitation, inequality, and structural analysis.

Sennett & Cobb (1972)

APA Citation: Sennett, R., & Cobb, J. (1972). The hidden injuries of class. Vintage.

Educator Annotation: Excellent for teaching the emotional and identity-based dimensions of class. Supports reflection activities and sociological analysis.

Wilkerson (2020)

APA Citation: Wilkerson, I. (2020). Caste: The origins of our discontents. Random House.

Educator Annotation: Accessible for general audiences. Helps students understand caste as a hidden system of hierarchy in the U.S. Supports discussions on structural inequality and historical memory.

Deshpande (2011)

APA Citation: Deshpande, A. (2011). The grammar of caste: Economic discrimination in contemporary India. Oxford University Press. 

Educator Annotation: Ideal for teaching caste-based economic inequality. Supports data-literacy modules and comparative analysis.

Jodhka (2015)

APA Citation: Jodhka, S. S. (2015). Caste in contemporary India. Routledge.

Educator Annotation: Useful for teaching modern caste dynamics. Supports lessons on politics, migration, and social change.

Collins (2009)

APA Citation: Collins, R. (2009). Violence: A micro-sociological theory. Princeton University Press. 

Educator Annotation: Helps students understand how class and caste hierarchies shape interpersonal and institutional violence. Supports critical-thinking modules.

Reay (2017)

APA Citation: Reay, D. (2017). Miseducation: Inequality, education and the working classes. Policy Press. 

Educator Annotation: Excellent for teaching how class inequality is reproduced through schooling. Supports education-policy analysis.

Bettie (2003)

APA Citation: Bettie, J. (2003). Women without class: Girls, race, and identity. University of California Press. 

Educator Annotation: Ideal for intersectional lessons on class, race, and gender. Supports ethnographic analysis and identity-development modules.

Tilly (1998)

APA Citation: Tilly, C. (1998). Durable inequality. University of California Press.

Educator Annotation: Useful for teaching how categorical inequalities-including class and caste are produced and maintained. Supports structural analysis activities.

Gupta (2000)

APA Citation: Gupta, D. (2000). Interrogating caste: Understanding hierarchy and difference in Indian society. Penguin. 

Educator Annotation: Excellent for teaching caste as a dynamic and contested system. Supports comparative and sociological modules.

Silva (2013)

APA Citation: Silva, J. M. (2013). Coming up short: Working-class adulthood in an age of uncertainty. Oxford University Press. 

Educator Annotation: Useful for teaching how neoliberal conditions reshape working-class identity and mobility. Supports lessons on adulthood, precarity, and social change.