Bahamian Stratification By Troy O'Dell   In my latest conversation with my friend, we talked about the social stratification in the Bahamas. The three areas we covered were the opportunity or access to economic resources, power and prestige. Starting off she mentioned that in the Bahamas, economic resources were not available to every single person. Just like here in America, people in need are left on the outside and the ones with the best chance to get these resources are the wealthly. She stated that it is much easier here in America to go to a bank to get some type of loan and that the opportunity to aquire land is easier as well. When we talked about the power issue it was a very similiar story. People who have the economic resources are the ones in control and have influence over the others. She said that it is very hard (almost impossible) for a woman to become a prominent business or political leader in the Bahamas. Again it was very similiar to the United States, however women have made much more progress in America than there. The prestige issue was perhaps the most interesting I found. Prestige in the Bahamas is not only what luxury possessions and titles held but also which language you speak. People who speak English (broken English) are looked upon as having more status (social) than those who speak Creole. This is the main reason why parents try to teach their kids English instead of Creole.