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Social class in america
1. What is your impression of Ginie Sayles? Vessa Rinehart? What do you think of Sayles' techniques for moving up the social ladder? Why do you suppose Rinehart wants to change her social class? Is such a transformation possible?
2. What does WASP stand for? What does it mean to "belong" to a "WASP" culture?
3. What is the relationship between race/ethnicity and social class in America? What is the conflict with the black community regarding class identity and racial identity? What is the significance of the Jack and Jill club.
4. Re: Tammy's Story, What does it mean to be at the bottom- culturally, socially politically and economically? Why is she considered "trash" by her neighbors? What is her own view of her life and her future?
5. Re: Friends in low places, what prompts one group to try to enter the world of another? Are the people in this sequence celebrating differences or making fun of them?
6. Define, "Don't get above your raisin" Why does Dana Felty feel conflicted about her life. What are the positive and negative aspects of upward social mobility?
7. Does making a lot of money guarantee acceptance by the upper class? Why or why not? 8. Analyze the film's portrait of Anderson High School. What are the class divisions the teenagers talk about? How closely does this portrait resemble your old high school?