The impact of the financial crisis on families in Spain: The case of Ourense, Spain

Abstract

This article presents the characteristics of the impact of the financial cutbacks implemented by the Spanish neoliberal government after the onset of the 2008 financial crisis on families. In this context, the results are obtained from 22 interviews and 35 questionnaires submitted to all social workers in the province’s community social services. These results corroborate that cutbacks have had a high impact on families, both for individual family members and for the family typology itself.

The Portuguese economic crisis is associated with socioeconomic and sex disparities on children's health‐related behaviors and obesity: A cross‐sectional study

“…The number of families who could afford to pay for extracurricular and sport activities decreased with the economic crisis (Briody, 2021; González‐Bueno et al, 2012; Verde‐Diego et al, 2020). Low PA is commonly connected with screen overuse, and both phenomena increased among Greek children during the years throughout the Great Recession (Venetsanou et al, 2020).…”