Abstract
This article addresses the support and supervisional relations of Israeli Palestinian women who are single mothers vis-à-vis their families and communities. This article links the theoretical discussion of gift economy with the discussion of power relations and gender. Whereas previous studies have emphasized aggressive means of supervising women, the focus on gifts allows for an examination of single mothers and kinship relationships in the context of dependency, power and obligation. As single mothers, many women enjoy several types of concrete support and assistance. This study shows that in return, they are required to “repay” in various “currencies,” which are manifested in several obedience patterns. This is a qualitative study using in-depth interviews with Palestinian single mothers in Israel.
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