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Weathering : the extraordinary stress of ordinary life in an unjust society / Arline T. Geronimus.

Summary:

"Fusing science and social justice, renowned public health researcher Dr. Arline T. Geronimus offers an urgent book exploring the ways in which systemic injustice erodes the health of marginalized people"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9780316257978
ISBN: 0316257974
Physical Description: viii, 356 pages : illustrations, charts ; 25 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Little, Brown Spark, 2023.
Copyright: ©2023.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-343) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Part one. The erasure, the erosion, and the withstanding -- Is working hard and playing by the rules the cure for what ails us? -- Stress and the human biological canvas -- Distressed genes and weathered cells -- Mothers and babies in jeopardy -- Collectively weathering weathering -- Killing us stealthily: the weathering effects of radicalized social identity -- Weathering for success: age against the machine -- Social policy and the assault on black family life Part two. The way forward Think biopsychosocially: address the stealth inequities that surround us Think holistically: transcend departments, compartments, and determinants Do not erase oppressed stakeholders: do nothing about us without us Reorient public health science and practice to better address the needs of working-and reproductive-age adults Recognize all our fates are linked