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3: Political & Social Resources
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There are EIGHT Major SIA variables
1. Population characteristics
2. Community & institutional structure
3. Political & social resources
4. Individual & family factors
5. Community resources
6. Attitudes, Beliefs, & Values
7. Lifestyles
8. Economics |
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In SIA, when examining political & social resources, the assessment
shall determine, catalogue, & analyze the: |
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- distribution of formal & informal power & authority in the
community |
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Power operates on many social dimensions, primarily in the areas of
- authority
- politics (voting, elections, etc.)
- force & coercion
- control of info
- wealth & income
- influence |
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See Also: Power |
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- internal & external organization & exercise of power |
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- power, authority, & other political & social resources of
the stakeholders, i.e. the participants in the project that is being analyzed |
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- interests of the stakeholders |
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- opportunities & threats created by the proposed alternatives
to equal access by minorities, handicapped peoples, or other historically
exploited grps |
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- extent to which local, state, regional, fed, intl, et al officials
are, or may become involved in the project under analysis |
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- past & present evidence of discriminatory practices in the locale
& the potential interaction of this w/ the proposed alts |
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- reaction of the stakeholders to the various proposed alternatives |
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