Week 6 Discussion 1 - Crisis Intervention

Crisis Intervention DQ 1 Week 6

Topic: Discussion of Distributive Justice following a natural disaster

Pick a contemporary natural disaster with which everyone is familiar. The natural disaster selected for discussion should be one that affected a cross-section of society.

Discuss how the concept of distributive justice was applied in that situation. Look and review a variety of contrasting perspectives based upon differences in socioeconomic status, gender, race & ethnicity, disability, age, proximity of victims to important places in the vicinity, and other demographic factors.