However, motherhood is a choice, as both Geronimus and Johns are keen to point out.
然而，就像格隆尼姆斯和约翰斯想要指出的一样，少女们却可以选择是否在这个时候成为母亲。
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Geronimus thinks the situation may be even worse now, given that the rate of health deterioration in black women has increased in the past decade.
考虑到在过去的十年里黑人妇女的健康恶化进度，格隆尼姆斯认为现在的情况甚至更糟了。
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The weathering hypothesis (Geronimus, 1992) addresses the intergenerational implications of high levels of cumulative disadvantage among African American women.