SOCIAL ORGANIZATION Research Questions

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Current Inventory


GEOGRAPHY

How do we define the “Willits Area” geographically? SOCIAL 1

DEMOGRAPHY

Within the Willits Area, how many people exist, and what is the population age, sex and ethnic structure? SOCIAL 2

What is the history of demographic change in the Willits Area? SOCIAL 3

What are the population projections of local government? SOCIAL 4

INSTITUTIONS

Governmental

What government agencies reside here and how do they relate to broader governmental bodies? SOCIAL 5

What are the schools, both public and private? SOCIAL 6

Which law enforcement agencies exist, and what are their duties, their capacities, and their personnel size? SOCIAL 7

Non-governmental

What churches are there and how large are their congregations? SOCIAL 8

What social or service clubs are there and how many members to they have? SOCIAL 9

What non-governmental social service organizations exist and what do they do? SOCIAL 10

What employment and business organizations exist? SOCIAL 11

What non-religious cultural organizations exist, whether commercial or non-profit, such as theaters, galleries, museums, etc. SOCIAL 12

ECONOMY

What are the major financial institutions in the area, e.g., banks, credit unions? SOCIAL 13

What are the primary sectors of the economy and their relative sizes? SOCIAL 14

What is the declared total income in the area and how is it distributed among subpopulations, e.g, by employment sector, age, race, geography, etc.? SOCIAL 15

About how large is the underground economy? SOCIAL 16

What proportion of the earned, disposal income is spent in Willits versus elsewhere? SOCIAL 17

What proportion of tax revenues are returned to Willits in the form of government services, government jobs, and investment in public infrastructure? SOCIAL 18

What proportion of the workforce commutes out of the area and where do they go? SOCIAL 19

What proportion of the workforce commutes into the area and where do they come from? SOCIAL 20

What local currency or trading systems exist? SOCIAL 21

INVISIBLE LANDSCAPE

What are the often unspoken assumptions or belief systems of the broader culture, aka "Western Civilization?" SOCIAL 22

What are the assumptions and belief systems of this group? SOCIAL 23