"Weathering" and its effect on poor health and life expectancy - CBS Sunday Morning, 2025, 8:44 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9dUmJ2TXZo

This video examines the public health concept of weathering, a theory that chronic stress stemming from systemic issues (such as institutional racism, classism, and material hardship) acts like environmental erosion on the body. This can lead to premature aging and chronic disease as social inequality negatively affects the physical body, even at the cellular level.

From the video’s description: Arline Geronimus' research indicates societal pressures like institutional racism, classism, financial stressors or the environment can impact not just the length of life, but also the quality of life for marginalized communities suffering chronic diseases. She talks with correspondent Nancy Giles about her book, "Weathering: The Extraordinary Stress of Ordinary Life in an Unjust Society."