| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
viii, 356 pages : illustrations, charts ; 25 cm. |
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| Contents |
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. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-343) and index. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
Racism -- Health aspects -- United States.
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Poverty -- Health aspects -- United States.
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Equality -- Health aspects -- United States.
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Health -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Racism in medicine -- United States.
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| Added Title |
Extraordinary stress of ordinary life in an unjust society |
| ISBN |
9780316257978 (hardcover) : $30.00 |
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0316257974 (hardcover) |
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