The chart below, based on DMAS data, leverages monthly telephone surveys conducted for other purposes to study the impact that the COVID-19 related lockdown of 2020 had on employment patterns of men and women in the Delhi Metropolitan Area. [...] Alleged intergenerational mobility and the emergence of a ‘new middle class’ related to the growth of the private sector is widely used to counter affirmative action initiatives in higher education and public-sector recruitment. [...] The paper points to the strong role of caste and religion in shaping one’s destination, particularly when accessing top occupational positions in the private sector. [...] The numbers to the right of each class origin and destination give the proportion in each flow respective to the number of working male fathers or sons in the origin or destination category. [...] His research focuses on the articulation between status logics and class resources (educational capital in particular) according to the position of individuals in the social stratification.
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