Documentary Analysis: Hurricane Katrina
Why is Katrina living from paycheck to paycheck? Here you should address the social structural (societal) factors (i.e., legal, economic, health care, etc.) that influence her life. To what extent, if any, does/did her own behavior and personal choices affect her life?
Throughout the documentary, it is clear that Katrina has been through a lot of hardships in the past few years. Her husband of many years was addicted to prescription pain killers. She had to support him and their three children, but that was just the start of Katrina’s issues. In the documentary, Jeremy and Katrina were separated but she was still supporting him here and there because she wants her children to be able to see their father. She would give him money for gas
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Then when she went to get her medicine, the cost was way more than she could afford, so she could only select the medicines that she really needed. Which is unfortunately because she will never be able to fully go back to go health by not addressing all of the issues.
2) What social and economic support does Katrina receive to help her manage the struggles of being a single mother living in poverty?
Katrina should receive child support from her ex-husband, but since he does not have a job, she feels bad about taking any of the money he makes. She says that she would rather just get $20 or $100, so instead she is getting no money from him. Katrina receives food stamps for some of the documentary, but gets the taken away eventually and it is not said why. She is also able to send her kids to a daycare service that is for low income families. A lot of her paycheck still goes to her childcare even though it is very discounted. Once a year, Katrina receives her tax refund, this goes to any extras that Katrina wants for her family and herself, like birthday and christmas presents, getting her hair done, and her
Throughout the documentary, it is clear that Katrina has been through a lot of hardships in the past few years. Her husband of many years was addicted to prescription pain killers. She had to support him and their three children, but that was just the start of Katrina’s issues. In the documentary, Jeremy and Katrina were separated but she was still supporting him here and there because she wants her children to be able to see their father. She would give him money for gas
but …show more content…
Then when she went to get her medicine, the cost was way more than she could afford, so she could only select the medicines that she really needed. Which is unfortunately because she will never be able to fully go back to go health by not addressing all of the issues.
2) What social and economic support does Katrina receive to help her manage the struggles of being a single mother living in poverty?
Katrina should receive child support from her ex-husband, but since he does not have a job, she feels bad about taking any of the money he makes. She says that she would rather just get $20 or $100, so instead she is getting no money from him. Katrina receives food stamps for some of the documentary, but gets the taken away eventually and it is not said why. She is also able to send her kids to a daycare service that is for low income families. A lot of her paycheck still goes to her childcare even though it is very discounted. Once a year, Katrina receives her tax refund, this goes to any extras that Katrina wants for her family and herself, like birthday and christmas presents, getting her hair done, and her