The Hidden Deaths of Health Inequality’ with Prof Chris Yuill
Delivered in partnership with Robert Gordon University’s BA (Hons) Criminology
Murder is usually understood as the act of an individual. But what happens when society itself is structured in ways that deny people the ability to live the lives they want—when access to food, resources, and the basic conditions for well-being is restricted?
In this lecture, Professor Chris Yuill will examine how deep-rooted problems such as inequality, poverty, and deprivation amount to what can be described as ‘social murder’: the systematic organisation of society in ways that lead to the unnecessary deaths of hundreds of thousands each year. Aberdeen provides a stark local example, with substantial health inequalities between poorer and wealthier parts of the city. These disparities cannot be explained solely by the usual suspects of smoking, diet, or exercise.
This talk will go beyond these surface explanations to uncover the structural forces at play and ask: who are the real culprits when lives are cut short unnecessarily?
1 Hour
Free but ticketed
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