NCJ Number
152469
Editor(s)
C Brant,
Y L Too
Date Published
1994
Length
304 pages
Annotation
This book investigates connections between types of behavior usually described as sexual harassment and the assumptions about it; re-examines the relationship between gender and ethnicity, sexuality, age, religious belief, and other aspects of identity; and scrutinizes the ways in which harassment is perceived.
Abstract
The first part of the book, "Stories," focuses on what sense of rules, legal paradigms, group stories, and personal identity shapes people's recognition of harassment stories. This section's mix of analysis, data-based interpretation, and personal writing show how various methodologies, singly and in combination, can provide new understanding of sexual harassment. The second part, "Categories," investigates typology, as its chapters ask whether all women benefit equally from using "sexual" as the primary term in harassment. It also compares representation of sexual harassment with other categories of sexual harm. Juxtapositions and dismantling of the term sexual harassment show how its current applications could be changed. The third part, "Contexts," explores and diversifies the study of sexual harassment historically, geographically, and culturally. Through these chapters, a portrait of sexual harassment emerges as a varied and complex phenomenon that deserves correspondingly detailed interpretation. Chapter notes and references, a 315-item bibliography, and a subject index