A dominant caste is one which preponderates numerically over other castes and also wields preponderant economic and political power. A large and powerful caste group can be more easily dominant if its position in the local caste hierarchy is not too low. The concept of dominant caste was introduced in 1959 by sociologist M. N. Srinivas.[1][2]
- ^ India, Ideas For. "Caste dominance in rural India: Cause and effect". Ideas For India.
- ^ Srinivas, M. N. (1959). "The Dominant Caste in Rampura". American Anthropologist. 61 (1): 1–16. doi:10.1525/aa.1959.61.1.02a00030. JSTOR 666209.
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