List of Figures and Tables .................................... vii
List of Abbreviations and Acronyms ............................ xii
Notes on the Contributors .................................... xiii
Preface ........................................................ xv
Acknowledgements .............................................. xix
Part I Concepts and Methodology
1 Social Vulnerability in Europe ............................... 3
Costanzo Ranci
2 Bringing Territory Back in Social Comparative Research ...... 25
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Part II Aspects of Social Vulnerability
3 Beyond the Male Breadwinner Family Model .................... 37
Emmanuele Pavolini and Costanzo Ranci
4 Income Vulnerability in Europe .............................. 58
Salvatore Curatolo and Guglielmo Wolleb
5 Unstable Employment in Western Europe: Exploring the
Individual and Household Dimensions ......................... 88
Ivana Fellini and Mauro Migliavacca
6 Housing Deprivation and Vulnerability in Western Europe .... 126
Pietro Palvarini and Emmanuele Pavolini
7 Disability and Caregiving: A Step Toward Social
Vulnerability? ............................................. 159
Giuliana Costa and Costanzo Ranci
Part III Multidimensional Analysis
8 The Vulnerability of Young Adults on Leaving the
Parental Home .............................................. 189
Giuseppe A. Micheli and Alessandro Rosina
9 Social Vulnerability: A Multidimensional Analysis .......... 219
Costanzo Ranci and Mauro Migliavacca
10 Explaining Social Vulnerability ............................ 250
Costanzo Ranci, Brunella Fiore, Emmanuele Pavolini
General Conclusions ........................................... 279
Costanzo Ranci
References .................................................... 283
Index ......................................................... 295
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