Structural vulnerability

{{For|the term in computing|Structural vulnerability (computing)}}

{{For|the term in computing|Structural vulnerability (computing)}}

'''Structural vulnerability''' is a term used in the fields of medical anthropology and public health to describe how social, economic, and political structures affect how certain individuals and populations have a higher risk of harm and poor health outcomes. {{cite journal |last=Quesada |first=James |last2=Hart |first2=Laurie K. |last3=Bourgois |first3=Philippe |year=2011 |title=Structural vulnerability and health: Latino migrant laborers in the United States |journal=Medical Anthropology |volume=30 |issue=4–5 |pages=339–362}}. The term was developed through previous studies that focused on [[structural violence]], which explains how social institutions are built in a way that produces social inequalities and therefore leads to some groups having worse health outcomes and death rates than others. {{cite journal |last=Farmer |first=Paul |year=2004 |title=An anthropology of structural violence |journal=Current Anthropology |volume=45 |issue=3 |pages=305–325 |doi=10.1086/382250}}. Structural vulnerability is a form of positionality that is shaped by hierarchical social structures and power relations, which limit the opportunities of these individuals and communities and make them more likely to suffer />. The idea of structural vulnerability has been used to describe populations, like migrants, low-income workers, and marginalized communities, because their position in society has made it harder for them to access important resources like healthcare. {{cite journal |last=Quesada |first=James |last2=Hart |first2=Laurie K. |last3=Bourgois |first3=Philippe |year=2011 |title=Structural vulnerability and health: Latino migrant laborers in the United States |journal=Medical Anthropology |volume=30 |issue=4–5 |pages=339–362}}.

'''Structural vulnerability''' is a term used in the fields of medical anthropology and public health to describe how social, economic, and political structures affect how certain individuals and populations have a higher risk of harm and poor health outcomes. {{cite journal |last=Quesada |first=James |last2=Hart |first2=Laurie K. |last3=Bourgois |first3=Philippe |year=2011 |title=Structural vulnerability and health: Latino migrant laborers in the United States |journal=Medical Anthropology |volume=30 |issue=4–5 |pages=339–362}}. The term was developed through previous studies that focused on [[structural violence]], which explains how social institutions are built in a way that produces social inequalities and therefore leads to some groups having worse health outcomes and death rates than others. {{cite journal |last=Farmer |first=Paul |year=2004 |title=An anthropology of structural violence |journal=Current Anthropology |volume=45 |issue=3 |pages=305–325 |doi=10.1086/382250}}. Structural vulnerability is a form of positionality that is shaped by hierarchical social structures and power relations, which limit the opportunities of these individuals and communities and make them more likely to suffer {{cite journal |last=Quesada |first=James |last2=Hart |first2=Laurie K. |last3=Bourgois |first3=Philippe |year=2011 |title=Structural vulnerability and health: Latino migrant laborers in the United States |journal=Medical Anthropology |volume=30 |issue=4–5 |pages=339–362 |doi=10.1080/01459740.2011.576725}}The idea of structural vulnerability has been used to describe populations, like migrants, low-income workers, and marginalized communities, because their position in society has made it harder for them to access important resources like healthcare. {{cite journal |last=Quesada |first=James |last2=Hart |first2=Laurie K. |last3=Bourgois |first3=Philippe |year=2011 |title=Structural vulnerability and health: Latino migrant laborers in the United States |journal=Medical Anthropology |volume=30 |issue=4–5 |pages=339–362}}.

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