Toward a Life Course Framework for Studying Vulnerability |
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| Authors: | Dario Spini Laura Bernardi Michel Oris |
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| Institution: | 1. Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research: LIVES, University of Lausanne and University of Geneva;2. Institute of Social Sciences, University of LausanneDario.Spini@unil.ch;4. Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research: LIVES, University of Lausanne;5. Institute of Social Sciences, University of Lausanne;6. Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research: LIVES, University of Geneva;7. Centre for the Interdisciplinary Study of Gerontology and Vulnerabilities, University of Geneva;8. Institute for Demography and Socioeconomics, University of Geneva |
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| Abstract: | Interest in the study of vulnerability has experienced impressive growth across various disciplines. To contribute to this major but scattered development in the study of vulnerability, this article argues for a multidisciplinary life-course framework. This framework promotes a systemic and dynamic perspective focused on three complementary research directions: multidimensional, multilevel, and multidirectional. On the basis of this life course perspective, the authors also propose a definition of vulnerability as a dynamic process of stress and resources across various domains of life (i.e., work, family, health, migration, etc.), levels (i.e., person, group, collective), and time (i.e., long-term processes). |
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