Motherhood as a national mission: The construction of womanhood in the legal discourse in Israel

Stratified patterns of divorce

“…Yet, the debate in Israel on inequality tends to exclude partnership dissolution from the analysis (for exceptions, see Lewin 2006;RazYurovich 2012). This lacuna is surprising, as Israel is defined as a family-oriented and pro-natalist society (Berkovitch 1997;Fogiel-Bijaoui 1999). Compared to other Western countries, Israel is characterized by relatively high fertility rates (Okun 2013).…”

The Second Demographic Transition in Israel: One for All?

“…Social feedback, normative influences, mechanisms of peer group pressure, and compelling role models initiate the so-called social interaction effects (Montgomery and Casterline 1996;Kohler et al 2002). Prospective mothers enter a social realm which offers broad kin and public support for childrearing (Berkovitch 1997;Morgan and Berkowitz King 2001) and calls for compliance with group norms on childbearing, evidenced by pro-natal public policy (Friedlander 1973;Landau 2003;Manski and Mayshar 2003).…”

Studying-Up and Studying-Across: At-Home Research of Governmental Violence Organizations

“…285-367;Horowitz and Lissak 1989). Since the late 1970s, scholars have embraced a more critical position vis-à-vis Israeli historiography and the Jewish national project in general (Kimmerling 1989(Kimmerling , 2001Morris 1989;Rabinowitz 1998;Ram 1993Ram , 1995, particularly regarding the interrelations between ethnicity and citizenship in Israel (Berkovitch 1997;Yiftachel 1999;Yuval-Davis 1987). allowing a researcher to maneuver between studying-up and studying-across to his or her advantage.…”