This session will include papers and presentations focused on mental health outcomes across various social contexts, including the workplace, neighbourhood, and family. The general definition of “social context” will be quite broad. Session Organizer: Marisa [...]
This session is devoted to discussing sociological – as distinct from psychological, biomedical, or genetic – approaches to addiction. It covers many forms of addiction, ranging from research on addictions to alcohol, drugs and gambling, [...]
This session will showcase papers focussed on the experience of having and living in and through an aging body in contemporary society. Topics may include the experience of aging embodiment in relation to ageism, consumer [...]
The purpose of this session is to examine the influence of mental health trajectories upon employment patterns. Session Organizer: Jason Novick, University of Calgary, jbnovick@ucalgary.ca Session Chair: Dr. Gillian Ranson, University of Calgary Session Code: [...]
This session focuses on exploring the way that health and health epidemics, such as the obesity epidemic and flu epidemics, are constructed, politicized and reinforced by policy makers, media sources, large institutions and other key [...]