ABSTRACT

A comprehensive analysis of stratification in rural Sri Lanka, taking into account the hierarchies of class, status and power.

chapter 1|8 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|13 pages

Research Setting

part I|68 pages

Stratification During the Baseline Period

chapter 3|6 pages

The Baseline Period

chapter 4|21 pages

The Caste Hierarchy in the Baseline Period

chapter 5|17 pages

The Class Hierarchy in the Baseline Period

chapter 6|10 pages

The Power Hierarchy in the Baseline Period

part II|135 pages

Contemporary Stratification

chapter 8|6 pages

The Contemporary Community

chapter 9|16 pages

The Contemporary Caste Hierarchy

chapter 10|38 pages

The Contemporary Class Hierarchy

chapter 11|44 pages

The Contemporary Power Hierarchy

chapter 12|21 pages

The Contemporary Ideology of Stratification

chapter 13|8 pages

Conclusion