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==Origin==
Late Latin vulnerabilis, from [[Latin]] vulnerare to wound, from vulner-, vulnus wound; probably akin to Latin vellere to pluck, Greek oulē wound
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1605]
==Definitions==
*1: capable of [[being]] [[physically]] or [[emotionally]] wounded
*2: open to [[attack]] or damage : assailable <vulnerable to [[criticism]]>
*3: liable to increased penalties but entitled to increased bonuses after winning a [[game]] in contract bridge
==Description==
In its broadest sense, [[social]] '''vulnerability''' is one [[dimension]] of vulnerability to multiple [[stress]]ors and shocks, including [[natural]] hazards. Social vulnerability refers to the inability of people, [[organizations]], and [[societies]] to withstand adverse impacts from multiple stressors to which they are [[exposed]]. These impacts are due in part to characteristics [[inherent]] in [[social]] [[interaction]]s, [[institutions]], and systems of [[cultural]] [[values]].
Because it is most apparent when [[calamity]] occurs, many [[studies]] of social vulnerability are found in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risk_management risk management] [[literature]] (Peacock and Ragsdale 1997; Anderson and Woodrow 1998; Alwang, Siegel et al. 2001; Conway and Norton 2002). However, social vulnerability is a pre-existing condition that [[affects]] a [[society]]’s ability to [[prepare]] for and recover from a disruptive [[event]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_vulnerability]
[[Category: Psychology]]
[[Category: Sociology]]
==Origin==
Late Latin vulnerabilis, from [[Latin]] vulnerare to wound, from vulner-, vulnus wound; probably akin to Latin vellere to pluck, Greek oulē wound
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1605]
==Definitions==
*1: capable of [[being]] [[physically]] or [[emotionally]] wounded
*2: open to [[attack]] or damage : assailable <vulnerable to [[criticism]]>
*3: liable to increased penalties but entitled to increased bonuses after winning a [[game]] in contract bridge
==Description==
In its broadest sense, [[social]] '''vulnerability''' is one [[dimension]] of vulnerability to multiple [[stress]]ors and shocks, including [[natural]] hazards. Social vulnerability refers to the inability of people, [[organizations]], and [[societies]] to withstand adverse impacts from multiple stressors to which they are [[exposed]]. These impacts are due in part to characteristics [[inherent]] in [[social]] [[interaction]]s, [[institutions]], and systems of [[cultural]] [[values]].
Because it is most apparent when [[calamity]] occurs, many [[studies]] of social vulnerability are found in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risk_management risk management] [[literature]] (Peacock and Ragsdale 1997; Anderson and Woodrow 1998; Alwang, Siegel et al. 2001; Conway and Norton 2002). However, social vulnerability is a pre-existing condition that [[affects]] a [[society]]’s ability to [[prepare]] for and recover from a disruptive [[event]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_vulnerability]
[[Category: Psychology]]
[[Category: Sociology]]