AFFLUENCE & HEALTH:
DECREASE YOUR PACE, INCREASE YOUR POTENTIAL
The condition of affluence imposes structures which place a heavy burden on our mental and physical health. Our access to food and recreation, the stress of daily work routines, and the pressures of social acceptance are clear illustrations of how affluence and the endless desire to pursue wealth shape our daily lives. Obesity, type 2 diabetes, and heart disease are reaching pandemic levels in the industrialized world, while cancers, anxiety, depression, eating disorders, allergies, and hypertension are also dramatically increasing.
- What are the mental/physical health consequences of living in affluence?
- Why is the pursuit of wealth so detrimental to our health?
- What can we do to challenge the structures that shape our daily routines?
PANEL DISCUSSION FEATURING:
Richard Lee: World-renowned medical anthropologist and long time HIV/AIDS activist. He is internationally known for his studies of hunting and gathering societies, particularly the Ju/'hoansi-!Kung San of Botswana, with whom he has worked since 1963. His current research interests are in ecology, history, African Studies, indigenous peoples, AIDS, political economy, and the politics of culture.
David Burman: Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Toronto. He has spent several years working in Cree communities along the coast of James Bay. His interests include indigenous environmental issues, spirituality, and the social determinants of health. He also teaches health promotion at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine and communications in the Faculty of Dentistry.
Scott Schieman: Associate professor of Sociology at the University of Toronto. His main research interests include social psychology, sociology of mental health, social inequality/stratification, work, and aging.
Wednesday April 5, 2006 from 5-7pm
Location: Cumberland Room, International Student Centre
33 St. George St., University of Toronto
Light refreshments will be provided
Free admission, everyone welcome
(For more information contact: katie.wolk@utoronto.ca or kris.orantes@utoronto.ca)
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