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Un barrio marginado no es un barrio marginal. A propósito de Nazaret (Valencia)
2016
This article takes us to Nazaret, an outlying district on Valencia’s waterfront which we consider from three complementary perspectives: the synchronic vision of its current socio-spatial structure, the diachronic and processual contextualization of the changes it has undergone in the last century, and the perceptions and images which characterize the neighbourhood, together with the features, activity and incidence of its associative fabric. The analysis focuses on the behaviour of a set of interconnected factors, including the impact of the port and urban development policy, its socioeconomic make-up, the consistency of its associative fabric and its relations with government. Whereas the…
People with Disabilities and Disasters
2017
Investigations have collectively established that disasters affect people with disabilities both disproportionately and negatively. In addition, perceived disability status is often associated with stigma, creating a separate and unique barrier across societies and cultures, which can augment vulnerability to disasters. Relevant research is reviewed by academic genesis areas in this chapter, namely; 1) disaster-focused research, 2) mental health, 3) epidemiology and public health, and 4) disability studies. Research emanating from these disciplines reflects different epistemological assumptions about disability as well as varying knowledge about disability as a social and cultural const…
Abuso sexual y discapacidad intelectual: cómo identifican y valoran la experiencia las personas con discapacidad intelectual y los profesionales que …
2017
El abuso sexual es un tema que afecta, de manera especial, a las personas con discapacidad intelectual. En su abordaje, el rol de los profesionales resulta clave tanto en la identificación como en la prevención y tratamiento de la problemática. Sin embargo, existen pocos estudios que examinen hasta qué punto la estimación de los profesionales coindice con la experiencia real de las personas con discapacidad intelectual. Por ese motivo, el presente estudio analiza la percepción de riesgo y la propia vivencia del abuso sexual de las personas con discapacidad intelectual, en comparación con la identificación y valoración realizada por los profesionales que les atienden. Para ello, participaron…
Childhood maltreatment, personality vulnerability profiles, and borderline personality disorder symptoms in adolescents.
2021
AbstractAdverse childhood experiences are significant risk factors in the development of adolescent borderline personality disorder symptoms (BPDs). Theorists have posited that two personality vulnerabilities factors, self-criticism and dependency, may inform our understanding of this relationship. However, no research has examined the associations between early negative experiences, personality vulnerabilities, and adolescent BPDs. The current study aimed to identify profiles of dependency and self-criticism to examine the associations of these profiles with cumulative forms of childhood maltreatment (CM) and BPDs as well as to explore the mediating and moderating role of vulnerable person…
Narcissistic Traits and Explicit Self-Esteem: The Moderating Role of Implicit Self-View
2016
Objective: Whilst the relationship between narcissism and self-esteem has been studied for a long time, findings are still controversial. The majority of studies investigated narcissistic grandiosity, neglecting the existence of vulnerable manifestations of narcissism. Moreover, recent studies have shown that grandiosity traits are not always associated with inflated explicit self-esteem. The aim of the present study is to investigate the relationship between narcissistic traits and explicit self-esteem, distinguishing between grandiosity and vulnerability. Moreover, we consider the role of implicit self-esteem in qualifying these associations. Method: Narcissistic traits, explicit and impl…
Banks’ business strategies on the edge of distress
2019
AbstractThe paper investigates the importance of banks’ business classification in shaping the risk profile of financial institutions on a global scale. We employ a rare-event logit model based on a state-of-the-art list of major global distress events from the global financial crisis. When clustering banks by their business strategies using a community detection approach, we show that (i) capital enhanced resilience only for traditional banks that were on average less capitalized than other banks; (ii) boosting ROE, usually associated with riskier exposures, improved resilience for stable funded and asset diversified banks; (iii) conversely, higher levels of ROA exacerbated banks’ vulnerab…
Impacts and adaptation options of climate change on ecosystem services in Finland: a model based study
2013
At a global level, it is estimated that nearly two-thirds of ecosystem services have been degraded in just fifty years. The additional stresses imposed by climate change will require extraordinary adaptation. This paper synthesises main result of a large Finnish project studying the vulnerability of key ecosystem services to climate change and the possibilities for the individual sectors to adapt to these changes. The project based its work on data and infrastructures of nine intensively studied areas belonging to the Finnish LTER (Long-Term Ecological Research) network. The methods developed and used included remote sensing, derivation of impact scenarios, dynamic modelling, laboratory exp…
Situaciones de vulnerabilidad vs. exclusión para los inmigrantes en el contexto sureuropeo de crisis económica | Situations of vulnerability vs. excl…
2016
RESUMEN. La identificacion de la categoria "grupo desaventajado" o "grupo especialmente vulnerable" no es un tema resuelto desde el derecho anti-discriminatorio. Sin embargo, los inmigrantes pueden ser considerados facilmente en situacion de vulnerabilidad debido a las importantes restricciones de derechos sociales previstas en el marco normativo de extranjeria. En concreto, esta propuesta analiza las formas de categorizacion de los inmigrantes como potenciales sujetos vulnerables en diferentes contextos sureuropeos de crisis economica. ABSTRACT. The identification of the category "disadvantaged group" or "particularly vulnerable group" is not a closed issue in the anti-discrimination law.…
Adolescentes en conflicto con la Ley.: Una metodología de intervención desde lo local y el acompañamiento social
2012
La intervención social con los adolescentes en conflicto con la ley en medio abierto ha sido escasamente investigada en nuestro país, entre otros motivos por la prioridad de lo judicial, la complejidad del objeto de investigación, la escasa importancia frente al medio cerrado, etc. Tras nuestra experiencia en el ámbito de la justicia juvenil y más específicamente, en la intervención con adolescentes en conflicto con la ley en medio abierto, exponemos un modelo de intervención desde la lógica de lo local y el acompañamiento social, como propuesta de una metodología de intervención válida para el trabajo con adolescentes en conflicto con la ley en medio abierto. Social intervention with teena…
Assessing drought vulnerability and adaptation among farmers in Gadaref region, Eastern Sudan
2018
Agricultural productivity in rural areas is severely affected by climate variability, and this elevates the vulnerability of rural households to food insecurity. This study examines the socio-economic vulnerability of farmers who are susceptible to droughts in the five agricultural-based regions of Gadaref, Eastern Sudan. A survey was carried out in 500 households to collect data on socio-economic and livelihood indicators. The data analyzed from these indicators were used to generate the three components of drought vulnerability: exposure, sensitivity and adaptive capacity. The analysis revealed that the regions deemed to be most vulnerable to both drought and climate variability were also…