2011
DOI: 10.1057/9780230316690
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The Challenges of Vulnerability

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“…'Risk society' theorists (Giddens, 1991;Beck, 1992;Bauman, 2000) have argued that modernisation processes, rapid quickening of the pace of change, and an apparent loosening of the structural ties that bind and constrain the lives and life courses of individuals, have resulted in citizens feeling less in control of their lives and willing to experiment with or seek control of particular individual and social risks in new ways. Such ideas have obvious explanatory power in terms of the popularity of ideas about vulnerability and indeed, the 'risk society' thesis is often a point of reference in explorations of vulnerability (Beck, 2009: 178;Misztal, 2011;Kirby, 2006). While providing compelling accounts of social process at an abstract level, recourse to notions of risk society, liquid modernity, and structuration tend to obscure the somewhat 'compounded sets of facts and relations' (Wright Mills, 1959: 34) social scientists of vulnerability have sought to describe, interpret and explain.…”
Section: Theorising Vulnerabilitymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…'Risk society' theorists (Giddens, 1991;Beck, 1992;Bauman, 2000) have argued that modernisation processes, rapid quickening of the pace of change, and an apparent loosening of the structural ties that bind and constrain the lives and life courses of individuals, have resulted in citizens feeling less in control of their lives and willing to experiment with or seek control of particular individual and social risks in new ways. Such ideas have obvious explanatory power in terms of the popularity of ideas about vulnerability and indeed, the 'risk society' thesis is often a point of reference in explorations of vulnerability (Beck, 2009: 178;Misztal, 2011;Kirby, 2006). While providing compelling accounts of social process at an abstract level, recourse to notions of risk society, liquid modernity, and structuration tend to obscure the somewhat 'compounded sets of facts and relations' (Wright Mills, 1959: 34) social scientists of vulnerability have sought to describe, interpret and explain.…”
Section: Theorising Vulnerabilitymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In "risk" or "uncertain" societies, vulnerability is a growing concern for individuals, political leaders, and academics (Misztal, 2012;Oris et al, 2016;Ranci, 2010). Despite this concern, vulnerability is still vague, multifaceted, and in need of theoretical clarification.…”
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“…Enquanto a ideia de ameaça se refere à probabilidade de ocorrer um evento físico (hazard) prejudicial para a sociedade, o conceito de vulnerabilidade está associado às características e circunstâncias de uma comunidade que a tornam suscetíveis aos perigos. Sendo assim, o conceito de vulnerabilidade está associado aos aspectos sociais dos desastres (Lavell, 2000;Narváez et al, 2009;Misztal, 2011).…”
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