ABSTRACT

The 2010 Haiti and Chili earthquakes, the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and the 2011 Fukushima earthquake and tsunami in Japan are but a few examples of recent catastrophic events that continue to reveal how social structure and roles produce extensive human suffering and differential impacts on individuals and communities. These events

chapter 1|32 pages

Understanding Social Vulnerability

chapter 4|30 pages

Class

chapter 5|26 pages

Race and Ethnicity

chapter 6|28 pages

Gender

chapter 7|32 pages

Age

chapter 8|36 pages

Disability

chapter 9|30 pages

Health

chapter 10|16 pages

Language and Literacy

chapter 11|30 pages

Households and Families

chapter 12|30 pages

Violence

chapter 14|30 pages

Animals

chapter 15|18 pages

The Nature of Human Communities

chapter 16|32 pages

Measuring and Conveying Social Vulnerability

chapter 17|26 pages

Social Change and Empowerment

chapter 18|28 pages

New Ideas for Practitioners