Framing Social Vulnerability Understanding Social Vulnerability: Maureen Fordham, William E. Lovekamp, Deborah S.K. Thomas, and Brenda D. Phillips Theoretical Framing of Worldviews, Values, and Structural Dimensions of Disasters: Jean Scandlyn, Deborah S.K. Thomas, and John Brett The Intrinsic Link of Vulnerability to Sustainable Development: John Brett and Kate Oviatt Socially Vulnerable Groups & Building Capacity Class: Brenda McCoy and Nicole Dash Race and Ethnicity: Nicole Dash Gender: Jennifer Tobin-Gurley and Elaine Enarson Age: Lori Peek Disability: Elizabeth A. Davis, Rebecca Hansen, Maria Kett, Jennifer Mincin, and John Twigg Health: Deborah S.K. Thomas, Mary Shannon Newell, and Debra Kreisberg Language and Literacy: Jenniffer M. Santos-Hernandez and Betty Hearn Morrow Households and Families: Tricia Wachtendorf, Mary M. Nelan, and Lynn Blinn-Pike Violence: Brenda D. Phillips and Pam Jenkins Religion, Faith, and Faith-Based Organizations: Brenda Phillips and Michael D. Thompson Animals: Tamara Gull Community Resilience The Nature of Human Communities: Pam Jenkins Measuring and Conveying Social Vulnerability: Deborah S.K. Thomas, Iain Hyde, and Michelle A. Meyer Social Change and Empowerment: William E. Lovekamp and Sudha Arlikatti New Ideas for Practitioners: DeeDee Bennett, Brenda D. Phillips, Deborah S.K. Thomas, Eve Gruntfest, and Jeanette Sutton We dedicate this book to our late colleague, friend, and mentor Mary Fran Myers, to all people who have suffered from natural, technological, and human-induced events, and to those who work tirelessly to reduce disaster risk. All royalties from the sale of this volume go to the Mary Fran Myers Scholarship, which recognizes individuals who have a "commitment to disaster research and practice and have the potential to make a lasting contribution to reducing disaster vulnerability."