Inferiority Complex Among the Urban Employed Dalits, Men and Women Implications for Pastoral Care and Counselling

includes index and biblioraphy

1. Introduction and Methology.....1 2. Caste and Identity : An OVerview..........17 The Origin of Caste and Untouchability .....18 Hindu Religious Scriptures on Caste and Untouchability ...23 Gandhi on caste and Untouchability ....24 Ambedkar on Caste and Untouchability .......26 The Dalit Movement .................36 3. Personality Theories and Contextual Issues in Relation to Inferiority complex ...........41 The Importance of Self ..........41 Theories of Personality .........43 Inferiority Complex ................50 Contextual Issues and Inferiority complex ..........52 4. Analysis of Data and Discussion of Results .........57 Results and Discussion .......58 Review of Major Findings ........72 5. Implications for Pastoral Care ...........75 Theological Basis ..........75 Biblical Basis .........78 Pastoral care Model (LSTC-Pastoral Caregiver as Liberator, Shephered, Therapon, and Counsellor ) to work with Employed Dalits .....83 Summary of Implications ...........95 6. Conclusion ..........99 Summary of Findings and Testing of Hypothesis ...100 Suggestions for Future Research ............101