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What is sexual harassment? : from Capitol Hill to the Sorbonne / Abigail C. Saguy.
De Gruyter University of California Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013 Available online
View online- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Saguy, Abigail Cope, 1970-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sexual harassment--Law and legislation--United States.
- Sexual harassment.
- Sexual harassment--Law and legislation--France.
- Sexual harassment--United States.
- Sexual harassment--France.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (256 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Berkeley : University of California Press, c2003.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In France, a common notion is that the shared interests of graduate students and their professors could lead to intimate sexual relations, and that regulations curtailing those relationships would be both futile and counterproductive. By contrast, many universities and corporations in the United States prohibit sexual relationships across hierarchical lines and sometimes among coworkers, arguing that these liaisons should have no place in the workplace. In this age of globalization, how do cultural and legal nuances translate? And when they differ, how are their subtleties and complexities understood? In comparing how sexual harassment-a concept that first emerged in 1975-has been defined differently in France and the United States, Abigail Saguy explores not only the social problem of sexual harassment but also the broader cultural concerns of cross-national differences and similarities.
- Contents:
- Introduction : the making of a concept
- Sexual harassment law on the books : opportunity loss v. violence
- Sexual harassment law in action : legitimacy and liability
- Sexual harassment in the press : national scandal, pride, or superiority?
- Discrimination, violence, professionalism, and the bottom line : how interview respondents frame sexual harassment
- Conclusion : institutions, framing, and political power.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-222) and index.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- ISBN:
- 9786612762840
- 9781282762848
- 1282762842
- 9780520936973
- 0520936973
- 9781597349963
- 1597349968
- OCLC:
- 475930443
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