Slumdog Millionaire & Stratification

The ranking of people and the rewards they receive based on objective criteria, often including wealth, power, and prestige.

• social stratification

• social inequality

• ascribed status

• achieved status

Which system(s) was displayed in Slumdog Millionare? What were some examples to support your answer?

In Slumdog Millionaire, type some different examples of stratification:

Who were the wealthy in Slumdog Millionaire? Who had power? Who had prestige? How did the people with different power, wealth, and prestige influence how they treated other characters in the movie?

Do you think the society in Slumdog Millionaire was a meritocracy? Explain your answer?

What are the differences in the methods of Social mobility with Jamal and Salem? Who's methods are more effective for social mobility? Why?

A class system with no social mobility is called ________ .

________ is movement among social classes based on merit and individual effort.

________ is upward or downward mobility based on occupational status.

Changing from one occupation to another at the same general status is called ________ .