The Recession of 2007-2009 Happened in Part Because, After the Housing

question 42

Multiple Choice

The recession of 2007-2009 happened in part because, after the housing bubble burst in 2006, disruptions in the financial market made it difficult:

• A)for government to finance deficit spending.
• B)to fight inflation.
• C)for businesses and consumers to borrow money.
• D)to shift the PAE line downward.

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Definitions:

"Othered"

The process by which societies and groups exclude or marginalize individuals or communities by perceiving or portraying them as different or outside the norm.

Sexual Torture

The use of sexual violence and abuse as a means to torture or humiliate someone.

Criminalized

The process of making an action illegal or defining an individual or group's actions as criminal.

Poor Youth of Color

Young individuals from minority racial groups living in impoverished conditions.