Male/Female Differences in Perceptions of Sexual Harassment
One of your male co-workers has a revealing photograph of a female on
his desk at work. You ask him to remove the picture because it makes you feel
uncomfortable. He does not remove the picture. Do you think this is a form of
sexual harassment? According to Bertha Brooks, a speaker on the subject of
sexual harassment, this scenario exhibits a form of sexual harassment. For many
people sexual harassment implies different behaviors; there are people who
believe this scenario would be far from any type of harassment.
This study investigates the different perceptions of how men and women
define sexual harassment. It may be a simple look, slight touch, or a verbal
comment. Whatever the situation, there will be a variance in the degrees, as to
what men and women constitute as being sexual harassment. "Psychological texts
on sexual harassment outline various forms of behavior ranging from quid pro quo
demands for......
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