On Vulnerability : A Critical Introduction (Paperback)

Introduction 1. Vulnerability as deviance and stigma 2. When ‘normal’ people become vulnerable 3. The intersectionality of vulnerability 4. Understanding vulnerability through the lens of risk 5. Trust, hope, magic and the paradox of vulnerability 6. The vulnerable body 7. Vulnerability to suffering 8. Ethical concerns in researching vulnerability, as inseparable from methodological and analytical considerations Conclusions: Three types of knowledge around vulnerability