Soumitra Shukla (@soumitrashukla9)

1/9 On Bourdieu, caste, and social class 🧵 In India, caste IS class in practice. It bundles economic, cultural, social & symbolic capital that society instantly reads as “status.” The state even uses caste lists (SC/ST/OBC) to target class disadvantage. ...

Bourdieu’s insight into social class isn’t just about money or jobs—it’s about capital in many forms. Each type (economic, cultural, social, symbolic) can reinforce the others, shaping who holds power in a society… 🧵(1/n)...

1/10 Why don't minority traits vanish in the "melting pot"? Bisin & Verdier (QJE 2000) show that purposeful parental decisions about marriage and child-rearing create powerful forces for cultural persistence. 🧵 ...