النتائج الإجتماعية السلبية للأزمة المالية العالمية Negative Social Outcomes of the Global Financial Crisis

The collapse of the housing sector began towards the end of 2006 and in the three years since then, about 2.5 million foreclosures have already taken place. The loss of a home or the threat of that loss can be extremely destabilizing for individuals, especially those with limited safety nets, such as the 46 percent of US households with less than $5,000 of liquid assets or the 52 percent of employees living paycheck to paycheck. One study shows that families facing foreclosure experienced high rates of depression, marital discord and declines in academic performance. The forced relocations often have a disproportionately adverse effect on children and seniors who find themselves uprooted from their social networks and transplanted into unfamiliar settings. Such levels of stress can initiate a vicious cycle of health problems, mental issues and loss of earnings