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Do you need book club questions for Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents<\/em> by Isabel Wilkerson? What are some of the key concepts and ideas to discuss?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From casteism to white supremacy<\/a> and racial prejudice, Caste has a wealth of discussion-worthy topics to talk about. The following Caste<\/em> book club questions will help you explore its key messages by reflecting on your own place in the caste system<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are five Caste<\/em> book club questions that tackle the key themes from its historical narrative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Caste <\/em>Book Club Questions <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In Caste<\/em>, Isabel Wilkerson argues that the current social and political landscapes in America derive from the infrastructure of human hierarchy developed 400 years ago when Europeans first came to this land. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This hierarchy placing whites at the top and black people at the bottom is the American caste system<\/a>, and although no one alive today is responsible for starting it, we have inherited it and perpetuated it for generations.Wilkerson examines the different caste systems around the world and how they damage the lives of everyone involved, even those at the top. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These Caste<\/em> book club questions will help you better understand of the societal implications of caste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exercise: Reflect on Your Caste<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Reflect on the impact of the white-dominated caste system in the U.S. on your life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. What caste are you part of? While growing up, what were you taught about your caste and other castes?<\/li>
  2. What are your beliefs about the caste system in the United States<\/a> today?<\/li>
  3. How has your caste status affected you in key areas of your life\u2014for instance, in your upbringing<\/a>, education, your church or religion, your choice of job and your career progression<\/a>, where you live, and whom you socialize with?<\/li>
  4. When and how have you rejected the strictures or privileges of your caste status?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Exercise: Reject the Caste System<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    The caste system endures because a majority perpetuates it, either actively or unthinkingly. Reflect on your role and how you can stop participating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. How did you feel overall as you read Caste: The Origins of our Discontents<\/em>? What aspects evoked your strongest reaction and why?<\/li>
    2. What did you learn from this book about the opposite caste from you? What can\/will you do with this knowledge?<\/li>
    3. What can you do to promote a caste-less society in your daily life\u2014for example, in your workplace and profession? In your church? In social\/political advocacy?<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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