Exploitation is sometimes viewed to occur when a necessary agent of production receives less wages than its marginal product. The primary concept is that there is exploitation towards a factor of production, if it receives less than its marginal product.

An example of exploit is a journey to the top of a large mountain. Exploit is defined as to use someone or something to achieve one’s own purposes. An example of exploit is to pretend to befriend an intelligent student in class for the sole purpose of copying his homework.

Tips: Exploit is most commonly used in a negative manner to describe taking unfair advantage of someone. When used as a noun, exploit is more positive.

Exploitation can also be harmful or mutually beneficial. Harmful exploitation involves an interaction that leaves the victim worse off than she was, and than she was entitled to be. The sort of exploitation involved in coercive sex trafficking, for instance, is harmful in this sense.

Exploitation is one species of wrongful gain, and exploiters always gain at the expense of others by inflicting relative losses on disadvantaged parties. They do harm to their victims, even when their interactions are mutually advantageous, by failing to benefit the disadvantaged party as fairness requires.

Types of exploitation

• Sexual exploitation. This is when someone is deceived, coerced or forced to take part in sexual activity.
• Labour exploitation.
• Domestic servitude.
• Forced marriage.
• Forced criminality.
• Child soldiers.
• Organ harvesting.

Exploitation is the deliberate maltreatment, manipulation or abuse of power and control over another person. It is taking advantage of another person or situation usually, but not always, for personal gain. Exploitation comes in many forms, including: slavery. being controlled by a person or a group.

What type of person is likely to be vulnerable? Physical, mental, or emotional dysfunction. Especially depression, recently losing a partner, not having friends or a social network, living alone or not having contact with their children.

Being emotionally vulnerable undoubtedly has its risks. It means letting someone see who we really are, knowing that this means we risk being rejected or feeling abandoned.

Vulnerable. adjective. Exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally. Vulnerability — something many of us avoid due to fear of being judged, hurt or failure. To be vulnerable means to put yourself out there and be open to possibilities and opportunities.

The Department of Health defines a vulnerable adult as a person aged 18 years or over who is or may be in need of community care services by reason of mental or other disability, age or illness, and who is or may be unable to take care of him or herself, or unable to protect him or herself against significant harm or …

Some adults do not have the basic skills to be able to take care of themselves and stay safe – and this can make them more vulnerable to abuse. It is their vulnerability – and sometimes the lack of mental capacity – that makes these adults more susceptible to different types of abuse, as well as neglect.

The highest rates of fatal child abuse are found among children aged 0-4 years.

Emotional abuse

A British retrospective prevalence study of 2,869 young adults aged 18-24 (May-Chahal & Cawson, 2005) found that mothers were more likely than fathers to be responsible for physical abuse (49% of incidents compared to 40%).

Physical abuse is one of the most common forms of child maltreatment. While legal definitions vary, physical abuse, broadly, occurs when a parent or caregiver commits an act that results in physical injury to a child or teen.

What causes child abuse

• isolation and lack of support — no family members, friends, partners or community support to help with the demands of parenting.
• stress — financial pressures, job worries, medical problems or caring for a family member with a disability.