ABOUT THE EDITORSVanessa Heaslip is a Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing at Bournemouth University, Bournemouth,UK. Clinically she worked as a District Nurse and specialist practitioner for older people.Julie Ryden is a Senior Lecturer at Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, UK. Clinically sheworked as a District Nurse.Vulnerabil

• Notes on contributors viii1 Introduction 1Vanessa Heaslip and Julie Ryden2 Understanding vulnerability 6Vanessa Heaslip3 Power, discrimination, and oppression 28Julie Ryden and Chris Willetts4 Processes of oppression 65Julie Ryden5 Professional culture and vulnerability 91Karen Cooper and Janet Scammell6 The social construction of vulnerability 111Janet Scammell and Gill Calvin Thomas7 Psychological perspectives of vulnerability 132Nikki Glendening and Sid Carter8 Psychosocial experiences and implications of vulnerability 154Chris Willetts, Gill Calvin Thomas and Vanessa Heaslip9 Working to reduce vulnerability 177Chris Willetts, Julie Ryden and Gill Calvin Thomas10 Conclusion 209Julie Ryden and Vanessa HeaslipIndex 218

ABOUT THE EDITORSVanessa Heaslip is a Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing at Bournemouth University, Bournemouth,UK. Clinically she worked as a District Nurse and specialist practitioner for older people.Julie Ryden is a Senior Lecturer at Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, UK. Clinically sheworked as a District Nurse.Vulnerabil

• Notes on contributors viii1 Introduction 1Vanessa Heaslip and Julie Ryden2 Understanding vulnerability 6Vanessa Heaslip3 Power, discrimination, and oppression 28Julie Ryden and Chris Willetts4 Processes of oppression 65Julie Ryden5 Professional culture and vulnerability 91Karen Cooper and Janet Scammell6 The social construction of vulnerability 111Janet Scammell and Gill Calvin Thomas7 Psychological perspectives of vulnerability 132Nikki Glendening and Sid Carter8 Psychosocial experiences and implications of vulnerability 154Chris Willetts, Gill Calvin Thomas and Vanessa Heaslip9 Working to reduce vulnerability 177Chris Willetts, Julie Ryden and Gill Calvin Thomas10 Conclusion 209Julie Ryden and Vanessa HeaslipIndex 218

ABOUT THE EDITORSVanessa Heaslip is a Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing at Bournemouth University, Bournemouth,UK. Clinically she worked as a District Nurse and specialist practitioner for older people.Julie Ryden is a Senior Lecturer at Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, UK. Clinically sheworked as a District Nurse.Vulnerabil

• Notes on contributors viii1 Introduction 1Vanessa Heaslip and Julie Ryden2 Understanding vulnerability 6Vanessa Heaslip3 Power, discrimination, and oppression 28Julie Ryden and Chris Willetts4 Processes of oppression 65Julie Ryden5 Professional culture and vulnerability 91Karen Cooper and Janet Scammell6 The social construction of vulnerability 111Janet Scammell and Gill Calvin Thomas7 Psychological perspectives of vulnerability 132Nikki Glendening and Sid Carter8 Psychosocial experiences and implications of vulnerability 154Chris Willetts, Gill Calvin Thomas and Vanessa Heaslip9 Working to reduce vulnerability 177Chris Willetts, Julie Ryden and Gill Calvin Thomas10 Conclusion 209Julie Ryden and Vanessa HeaslipIndex 218