New frontier (Record no. 25340)
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| fixed length control field | 01767nam a22001577a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780199479498 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 331.1330954 |
| Item number | FER-N |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Fernandez, Marilyn |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | New frontier |
| Sub Title | : merit vs caste in the Indian IT sector |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | New Delhi |
| Name of publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year of publication | 2018 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xvi, 331p. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Even after six decades of India's independence, caste identity continues to be a major social marker for most Indians. Therefore, and as the author argues, questions about the role of caste in Indian society, particularly in the new and burgeoning Information and Technology (IT) industry, remain worthy of renewed and continued exploration.<br/><br/>This book addresses pertinent issues around the role and status of caste in this new private occupational sector that boasts of merit as the ultimate equalizer. The author finds that in spite of the narrative of equality and justice, caste status continues to influence access to IT education and in the new IT occupations in India.<br/><br/>The IT sector remains closed as a level playing ground to lower caste groups, particularly the Dalits—the most marginalized caste group in the country—while favouring upper caste members.<br/><br/>The author addresses and analyses how at multiple levels of the IT organizational structure, existing inequalities on the basis of caste are reinforced and its deep interplay with class and gender are manifested. Locating intricate patterns of articulation of caste identity in rapidly urbanising India, the author offers valuable insights into the study of inequality and social mobility in developing societies. |
| 546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE | |
| Language note | English |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Caste System - India |
| -- | Discrimination in employment - India |
| Form subdivision | Computer Industry |
| Geographic subdivision | India |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Bill Date | Full call number | Accession Number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| NASSDOC Library | NASSDOC Library | 25/03/2019 | OP | 25/03/2019 | 331.1330954 FER-N | 50137 | 25/03/2019 | Books |