Abstract
After the September 11 terrorist attacks, 13 focus groups were conducted utilizing a structured focus group protocol for 53 individuals. The uncertain experiences among respondents illustrated how individuals reached into themselves and out to others to understand their specified needs at their time of need. Findings suggested that international students connected past social and historical events to the 9/11 attacks, perceptions of 9/11 led to: causal explanations, security fears, and developed patriotism. Additionally, cultural profiling emerged as worldviews of the cultural other shifted in interactions, and the primary sources for reducing uncertainty were forms of media.
Journal Title
Iowa Journal of Communication
Volume
35
Issue
1
First Page
163
Last Page
185
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Camara, Sakile Kai and Street, Tei
(2003)
"Crisis Uncertainty: A Nation Living in Fear After the Attack on America-War on Terrorism,"
Iowa Journal of Communication: Vol. 35:
No.
1, Article 13.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/ijc/vol35/iss1/13
Copyright
©2003 Iowa Communication Association
