CAN SOCIAL PROBLEMS BE SOLVED?
The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina demonstrated just how serious a social problem can be that is created by a natural disaster such as a hurricane. The failed infrastructure contributed significantly more problems than those initially created by the natural devastation of the hurricane. Whereas the United States is the most technologically advanced nation in the world, one can only ask, why weren’t the victims of the hurricane provided better assistance? Why weren’t the infrastructures hardened to withstand the damage of Katrina? Where was the Office of Emergency Preparedness when the people of New Orleans needed their help the most? But hind sight is always 20/20. Looking back on the devastation of the hurricane and its aftermath makes criticism of a flawed system easy. The solutions to social problems become more difficult. Solving social problems is a far more complex undertaking than simply identifying them and pinpointing their social location. It is so much easier to call attenti
