Abstract
Dynamics of caste have modified over time due to occupational changes, economic positions and religious enlightenment. However, it is not entirely replaced by any new stratification structure, resulting in much confusion regarding the adopted caste titles in the community. The present research has been conducted in a village named Mohla in the Punjab, Pakistan. Findings revealed resistance of young generation towards the existing caste system and they were recognized by trades of their forefather. Economic factor found important for such differences, besides education and migration. There has been fluidity of caste
perception over generation and across social strata; young, educated,
economically better off craftsmen and women condemned caste division whereas most of the landowners emphasized the importance of caste system. Shift in basis of social differentiation, role of chieftain has become negligible as majority of them tend to resolve their issues by and go to police or courts.
Ayesha Farooq. (2021) Caste, Trade or Class: Historical Transition in Stratification Structure in Rural Punjab, Journal of the Punjab University Historical Society, Volume 34, Issue 1.
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