What does this research mean for the field?

Female college students exhibit higher levels of caste-prejudice compared to male college students in various areas, except for education, employment, and inhabitation. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

To investigate the differences in caste-prejudice between female and male college students.

March 15, 2026Open Access

Sex-Differences in Caste-Prejudice

Key Points

To investigate the differences in caste-prejudice between female and male college students.
Administered the Indian Caste-prejudice Scale (ICPS) to 400 college students (300 male, 100 female).
Analyzed scores to compare levels of caste-prejudice between sexes.
Focused on specific areas such as marriage, political, social, economic aspects, and personal qualities.
Female students scored higher in caste-prejudice across all assessed areas compared to male students.
Significant sex differences were found in marriage and interpersonal relations, as well as in political, social and economic gains.
Boys and girls showed similar attitudes towards caste-prejudice in education, employment, and inhabitation.

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to see the sex-differences in caste-prejudice of College students.It was hypothesized that female students will be more caste-prejudiced as compared to male students.Three hundred male and one hundred female college students were tested by the Indian Caste-prejudice Scale (ICPS).It has been found that in all the areas of caste-prejudice female students scored higher than the male students.In matters of 'marriage and interpersonal relations'; 'political, social and economic gains' and 'personal qualities' significant difference emerged due to sex of the students.In the area of 'education, employment and inhabitation' boys and girls showed similar attitudes toward caste-system.

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