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Motherhood in a Time of Terror: Subjective Experiences and Responses of Israeli Mothers

Rachel Dekel, Ph.D.

School of Social Work, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel, 52900dekell{at}mail.biu.ac.il

The aim of the study was to explore the subjective experience of being a mother in an extreme period of terror and uncertainty. Eleven Israeli mothers who had one to three children, ranging in age from 8 months to 12 years, participated in a focus group. A content analysis revealed five main concerns: physical protection, emotional protection, transmission of ideology, creation of normalcy and routine, and the question of what will happen to the children if the mothers are killed in a terror attack. The discussion examines the uniqueness and similarities of the findings to other theoretical and empirical works on motherhood.

Key Words: motherhood • political violence • terror

Affilia, Vol. 19, No. 1, 24-38 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/0886109903260798
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