> [!infobox] <s class="aside-in"><em>mentioned in 1 topic, 2 evergreens</em></s> #### [[Hierarchy keeps people in by pretending they can change their class]] This was seen in the Hindu caste system, and especially preyed on the individual's need to remain pure. ^[[[The caste system preserved hierarchy through purity]]] > [!example]- [[Trevor Noah]]'s autobiography talks about the way this was used in [[Apartheid]] [[South Africa]] > > ![[10_Sources/books - Born a Crime#^306654920]] > ![[10_Sources/books - Born a Crime#^306654914]] > ![[10_Sources/books - Born a Crime#^306654917]] This can also be seen in [[capitalism]]: > ![[Capitalism runs on class division#^0c0a41]] - enables:: [[Race is a social construct]] ### <hr class="footnote"/> **Status**:: #EVER/SAPLING *edited 7:35 AM - July 08, 2022* **Topics**:: [[social hierarchy]], [[social order]] #### References ![[Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari#citation]] > ![[10_Sources/books - Sapiens#^299110304]]