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New perspectives on vulnerability using emic and etic approaches.

¹Department of Community Health Systems, School of Nursing, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94131, USA.

Journal of Advanced Nursing

|March 16, 2000

Summary

This study re-examines vulnerability, distinguishing between external risk (etic) and personal experience (emic). It offers a new nursing perspective by separating objective danger from subjective perceptions of integrity challenges.

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Area of Science:

Nursing Theory
Social Sciences

Background:

Vulnerability concept lacks theoretical development in nursing.
Existing epidemiological views overlook experiential qualities.

Purpose of the Study:

Critically analyze the term "vulnerability."
Develop a new theoretical perspective for nursing.

Main Methods:

Concept clarification techniques.
Critical literature review.

Main Results:

Differentiated vulnerability into etic (external risk) and emic (lived experience).
Etic view: external evaluation, normative values, objective harm.
Emic view: personal interpretation, integrity challenges, universal nature.

Keywords:

Health Care and Public Health

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Conclusions:

Distinguishing risk from experience offers a nuanced understanding of vulnerability.
Emic and etic approaches provide a framework for analyzing vulnerability in nursing.
Further questions can refine the understanding of vulnerability's dimensions.