 A Multidimensional Analysis of Social VulnerabilityHyperion Economic Journal, 2013, vol. 1, issue 3, 30-39 Abstract: Social vulnerability is often defined as a life-situation characterized by a multi-dimensional combination of disadvantage and advantage, of inclusion and exclusion factors. Its distinctive characteristic is that the weak and unstable integration in the main mechanisms of resources distribution in contemporary society places the people in a situation of uncertainty and high exposure to the risk of poverty and, eventually, of social exclusion. Because of its often temporary nature, vulnerability is difficult to capture. The present paper presents various aspects of social vulnerability and the structuring of the main elements of which it is constituted.The analysis focuses across the family structure, exposure to poverty (temporary or permanent), housing conditions, the family/work system (the presence of unemployed and temporary workers in the household), the ways in which work and childcare are reconciled, and the presence of dependent persons in households in economically compressed situations. Keywords: vulnerable groups; poverty rate; social exclusion (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:hyp:journl:v:1:y:2013:i:3:p:30-39 Access Statistics for this article Hyperion Economic Journal is currently edited by Iulian Panait More articles in Hyperion Economic Journal from Faculty of Economic Sciences, Hyperion University of Bucharest, Romania Hyperion University, Faculty of Economic Sciences, Calea Calarasilor no. 169, district 3, Bucharest, 030615, Romania. Contact information at EDIRC. |
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