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*1: capable of [[being]] [[physically]] or [[emotionally]] wounded
*1: capable of [[being]] [[physically]] or [[emotionally]] wounded
*2: open to [[attack]] or damage : assailable <vulnerable to [[criticism]]>
*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
*3: liable to increased penalties but entitled to increased bonuses after winning a [[game]] in contract bridge
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<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Vulnerability''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Vulnerability '''''this link'''''].</center>
==Description==
==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]].
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]].
