Title: Caste Inequality in Occupational Exposure to Heat Waves in India
Published on: February 1, 2025
Published in: Demography
Co-author: Arpit Shah, Anish Sugathan, Vimal Mishra, Deepak Malghan
The association between caste identity and exposure to heat stress shows why adaptation and mitigation plans in India must account for the hierarchical social order characterized by the “division of laborers” along caste lines rather than the mere division of labor.
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