Neha was born in a traditional Indian culture. She is a midwife who assists women in her village through labor and birth, which is believed to be an unclean process. What caste is Neha likely a part of?
a. low
b. the intellectual caste
c. the highest caste
d. the social elite
A. Since birth is deemed to be unclean and polluting, only women of the lowest caste are deemed fit to be part of it. The midwife is in the lowest social class in India.
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