Mothers, Daughters and Fear of Crime
Journal: Athens Journal of Social Sciences
Year: 2018

This study focuses on the relationship of gender norms and the fear of crime within mother-daughter interactions. Within this scope, 21 mother-daughter couples were interviewed. Semi-structured and in-depth interview techniques were adopted to examine interviewees' perceptions on crime and their fear management tactics. Fear for a loved one generates oppressive dynamics on women's lives. These dynamics result in severe restrictions in their mobility, their daily mobility in time and place, their