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<br />0333 <br /> <br />1.3.4 Selection of Topics of Concern for Social <br />Impact Analyses <br /> <br />The next concern to be dealt with is the topical areas <br /> <br />of social impact to be explored. The most relevant areas of <br /> <br />research which apply here are: sociology, social psychology, <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />cultural anthropology, and psychology. Prior to this study, <br /> <br />an extensive review of these general areas had been undertaken <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />as a part of the Bureau of Reclamation's development of social <br /> <br />assessment procedures (See Fitzsimmons and Salama A Social <br /> <br />Report, Man and Water, BOR, 1973). <br /> <br />In addition, considerable <br /> <br />attention was given to the analysis of areas of community life. <br /> <br />Based upon a review of the relevant literature, three major <br /> <br />classes of impact were derived: community, water specific, <br /> <br />and social processes. By community areas are meant those areas <br /> <br />which correspond to general life characteristics from the commu- <br /> <br />nity frame of reference. Water specific classifications include <br /> <br />those impacts related directly to the building of the projects. <br /> <br />Social processes include those impacts which influence how <br /> <br />things happen in a community. The following are the variables <br /> <br />which were explored under this framework: <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />22 <br />