Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs (SACPA)
Description / Contribution
A complex intersection of economic, political, environmental, and social conditions have fueled the rise of populism, political polarization, xenophobia, and racism in The United States, and other countries. Indeed many predicted the rise of divisive politics and decreased social cohesion as economic inequality soared, with globalization and neoliberal politics further contributing to the increasing precarity of employment and earnings among the working and middle classes of western countries. The face of these emerging angry populist movements, militias, and white supremacist movement’s remains overwhelmingly male, white, and working class. Applying masculinities theory, this talk discussed how aggrieved white masculine entitlement, multiple marginalization’s are fuelling populist politics.
Prentice Institute for Global Population and Economy - Brown Bag Presentation
Description
The burden of mental illness is often disproportionately experienced by members of the LGBTQ2s+ community, emphasizing the urgent need to invest in research and programming for this very diverse population. Supported by current mental health statistics among LGBTQ2S+ Canadians, potential contributions to mental illness among queer persons will be explored,. The case will be made for an investment in both research and services that acknowledges the intersectional complexity of addressing these issues,
Prentice Institute for Global Population and Economy - Brown Bag Presentation
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Do men really experience depression less frequently than women? While aggregate statistics suggest that Canadian men experience depression at about half the rate of Canadian women, there is mounting evidence to suggest that these published aggregate statistics are likely concealing the true distribution of depression in a socially heterogeneous population of men. Informed by masculinities theory, intersectionality theory, life-course theory, and social theories of depression development, this talk discusses a current doctoral dissertation study which seeks to uncover the complex intersectional impact of multiple socio-demographic gradients on the development of depression in Canadian men.