Explanation:

- Option 1: Weber

- Max Weber was a sociologist who focused on social status, class, and power.

- He explored how these elements influence social structure.

- Option 2: Dumont

- Louis Dumont was an anthropologist known for his work on Indian caste systems.

- He analyzed caste as an ideological and structural system.

- Option 3: Henry Maine

- Henry Maine believed in the transition from societies based on 'status' to those based on 'contract'.

- He described caste as a status society where roles are defined by one's birth.

- Option 4: Beteille

- Andre Beteille is a sociologist who studied inequality and stratification.

- He focused on comparative sociology and social structures.