Developing a Mars Society
by Michael Shimer
1. Government
1.1. Type?
1.2. Citizenship?
1.3. Participation?
2. Culture
2.1. Shared customs
2.2. Based on Earth-based historical traditions?
3. Family
3.1. Traditional?
3.2. Non-traditional?
3.3. Roles?
4. Religion
4.1. Variety?
4.2. Impact on universal understandings
5. Language
5.1. New dialects or patois?
5.2. Official versus spoken?
6. Identity
6.1. Martian versus Earther?
7. Education and Employment
7.1. Needs?
7.2. Focus?
8. Economics
8.1. Capitalist?
8.2. Barter/trade?
8.3. Money?