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Weathering : the extraordinary stress of ordinary life in an unjust society

Arline T. Geronimus

Author Arline Geronimus coined the term “weathering” to describe the effects of systemic oppression on the body. In Weathering, she argues that health and aging have more to do with how society treats us than how well we take care of ourselves. She explains what happens to human bodies as they attempt to withstand and overcome the challenges and insults that society throws at them, and she proposes solutions.

 

Get a Copy 

Free copies of Weathering are available to all Adler University students and employees. In Chicago and Vancouver, stop by the library on your campus to get a copy. Online Campus students and employees can request an e-book copy here. 

The library also has limited copies for loan: 

About the Author

Photograph of Arline T. Geronimus, a white woman with thick, wavy gray hair and bright blue eyes. The woman is wearing bright red catseye glasses, blue earrings, and a green shirt. She is standing in front of a coniferous tree.

Arline T. Geronimus

Dr. Arline T. Geronimus, author of Weathering: The Extraordinary Stress of Ordinary Life in an Unjust Society, is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine, and is currently a Professor of Public Health at the University of Michigan where she also is affiliated with the Center for Research on Ethnicity, Culture, and Health.

Dr. Geronimus received her undergraduate degree in Political Theory from Princeton University, her doctorate in Behavioral Sciences from the Harvard School of Public Health, and her postdoctoral training at Harvard Medical School. Winner of many awards throughout her career, most recently she was the 2022 recipient of the James S. Jackson Distinguished Career Award For Diversity Scholarship from the National Center for Institutional Diversity.

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