Big Jim P wrote:As most Americans can (and often do) qualify for more than one caste, how would you apply the systems to Americans in the first place?
I would venture to guess that the highest caste a person qualifies for, is their actual caste. But remember that it is primarily determined by what kind of family you're born into. No one is able to move castes under the caste system. A lower class person will remain low status from birth until the day they die.