SOCIAL CLASSES
Group 3
Abaco, Karl Marielle H. Sallena, Jan Marie
Agnes, Jerome B. Pel, Francis Lester
Bron, Francis Jethro Vasquez, Adrian
Dejos, Augerson
General hierarchy of the social classes
What are social classes?
◦ Social classes are defined as a group of
people within a society who possess the same
socioeconomic status.
Upper class
is a somewhat small group of people who live beyond
the poverty line.
Middle class
Largest and most diverse group of people who
lives along and beyond the poverty line.
Lower Class
A large group of people who live along
or below the poverty line.
Indian Caste System
The Caste System represents a division
of labor.
Many believe that the system
originated from Brahma, who is the
Hindu God of Creation.
Indian Caste System
The first four sections are considered high castes, while the untouchables
are believed to be vile enough that they aren’t part of the system.
• The Brahmin class is the highest caste among all the Varnas.
• The Kshatriya is part of the upper castes and it is the second
highest varna.
• The Vaishyas are usually the Merchants and Landowners that
contribute to the economy of India.
• The first three Varnas were considered twice-born.
Indian Caste System
• Shudra is the fourth and lowest of the Indian caste system, with artisans and
laborers as its traditional members.
• Untouchables: Any member of a wide range of low-caste Hindu groups, as well
as anyone outside the caste system, was once referred to as an untouchable.
Filipino Caste
The highest position in Filipino society is
covered by two (2) people: The datu and the
babaylan.
The Maharlika was composed of the feudal
lords who agreed to band together as an
unbreakable alliance.
The maginoo were the group of people that
served under the maharlika as their vassals.
Filipino Caste
The timawa were simply people who lived
in the open air.
The land's service ordinary people,
academics, and celebrities are among them.
In pre-colonial India, the alipin caste was the
lowest significant caste.
Filipino Caste
The caste system in the Philippines. It is,
however, separated into two (2) groups:
The aliping namamahay are land labourers,
comparable to the aliping saguiguilid. Peasants
in medieval Western societies certainly weren’t.
Filipino Caste
The aliping saguiguilid were actual slaves. They
were lowest of the low.
In order for them to be able to gain their freedom.
They join the timawa, once they are free.
Spanish Filipino – Caste System
The "casta system" is what it's called.
The Casta system is a pay-for-
performance scheme.
Each casta is taxed according to their
racial ancestry.
Spanish Filipino – Caste System
Peninsulares: They were the highest rank in
the Philippines and are pure blooded Spaniards
born in Spain.
Insulares: They are ranked lower than
Peninsulares. They are the first natural-born
Filipinos with Spanish blood.
Spanish Filipino – Caste System
Indio/Aetas: This rank was the lowest in the
Philippines. This heritage is one of the earliest
known inhabitants of the Philippines.
Spanish Filipino – Caste System
Americanos: They were Spaniards born in the
United States. They are from colonies such as
Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Cuba.
Spanish Filipino – Caste System
Mestizajes: They were composed of various
breeds because they compromised mixed
heritages.
Mestizo de Espanol: This heritage was the
highest out of the four because of the
intermarriage of Spaniards and Filipinos.
Spanish Filipino – Caste System
Mestizo de Sangley: This heritage were
Filipinos with Chinese heritages. This heritage
is lowest of the four.
Spanish Filipino – Caste System
Mestizo de Bombay: This heritage is composed
of Filipino and Indian heritage as a result of a
period where Great Britain conquered Manila
for two years, with Indians joining their ranks.
Spanish Filipino – Caste System
Tornatas: It is a term used to classify whether a
person was a Mestizo de Espanol with Chinese
blood or a Mestizo de Sangley with Spanish
blood.
Thank you!
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