Vulnerabilità sociale e incertezza quotidiana : donne in famiglie monoreddito a Torino

Social vulnerability and daily uncertainty. Women in single-income families in Turin
The article describes the main findings of a qualitative research focused on women at the same time wives and mothers in «one income» families, living in Turin. The analysis is centred on their representations and experiences of vulnerability and explores their feelings of uncertainty. Unexpectedly, these women do not seem either to feel exposed to new risks, or perceive a greater insecurity regarding the future. They define their own situation as economic deprivation and represent their existence in terms of hard work and sacrifices, but the social and economic transformations in action, responsibles for a greater precariety of their families, is not a topic of discussion. The uncertainty they live is related to the difficulties to satisfy the needs of their families and the requests of their children: their uncertainty is therefore daily and ordinary.