The new frontier : merit vs. caste in the Indian IT sector /
Marilyn Fernandez.
- First edition.
- New Delhi, India : Oxford University Press, 2018.
- xvi, 331 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 308-317) and index.
1. Indian Information Technology Sector: The New Caste Inequality Frontier -- 2. Merit Construction and Caste Loopholes in the Indian IT Social Habitus -- 3. Merit vs. Caste 'Blood Sport' in the IT Work Arena: Implications for Caste Reproduction -- 4. Information Technology Education: Prelude to the Caste-Merit `Blood Sport' and Caste Reproduction -- 5. Merit and Gender Diversity: Lessons about Caste Diversity in Indian IT -- 6. Indian Information Technology, the New Caste Frontier: Deconstructing Caste Reproduction.
9780199479498
Computer industry--Employees.--India Reverse discrimination in employment--Prevention.--India Caste-based discrimination--Prevention.--India