Sexual harassment : a reference handbook / Merril D. Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Merril D., 1956- author.

Series:

Contemporary world issues

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sexual harassment.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 360 pages).

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2020]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

"Providing an indispensable resource for high school and college readers investigating sexual harassment in the United States, Sexual Harassment: A Reference Handbook is a comprehensive summary of history, current events, possible solutions, and resources"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Title page

Copyright

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

1 Background and History

Introduction

What Is Sexual Harassment

History

Court Cases

Prevalence

Online Harassment

Who Harasses

Why Don't Victims Report It

False Reporting and Backlash

Conclusion

References

2. Problems, Controversies, and Solutions

The Issue of Belief

Consent and Affirmative Consent

"Passing the Trash" and Other Challenges

Objectification of Women and Misogyny

Involuntary Celibacy (Incels)

Myths

Changing Social Norms

Ineffective Responses

Solutions to Workplace Harassment

Compliance Training

Bystander Training

Civility Training

Accountability

Beyond "Boys Will Be Boys,"

Culture Changes and Solutions,

Cultural Changes, Limits, and Backlash,

Laws and Prosecution

Street Harassment: Laws and Solutions

Schools and the Military: Changing Laws

It's on Us,

Silence Breakers

Conclusion,

References,

3. Perspectives

Defining Sexual Harassment-for Myself

Those Jeans Have Been Banned in California

You'll Question Yourself

Proposition

Expecting It All

Catcalling Rejection Hotline

"Be All That You Can Be,"

Sexual Harassment on Cruise Ships

Suggestions for Working with Clients Who Have Experienced Sexual Harassment

Middle-School Madness

The Open Secret

4. Profiles

Activists

Tarana Burke

Anita Hill

Katie Hnida

Dolores Huerta

Catharine A. MacKinnon

Eleanor Holmes Norton

Phyllis Schlafly

Terranea Resort Workers

Time's Up and Time's Up Legal Defense Fund

Crystal Washington, Dana Lewis, and the Female Employees of the Plaza Hotel

The Women Who Spoke out against Harvey Weinstein

Working Women United

Alexander v. Yale (1977, Affirmed 1980)

Harris v. Forklift Systems (1993)

Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc. (1998)

Vance v. Ball State University (2013)

Places and Events

CBS Corporation

Fox News

Gamergate

McDonald's

Michigan State University

Tailhook

5. Data and Documents

Data

Sexual Harassment Is a Significant Problem

Men Face Sexual Harassment Too

Figure 5.1 Percentage of Women and Men Who Have Experienced Street Harassment in a Public Space (2019)

Sexual Harassment in the Military

Table 5.1 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Reports by Men (2010-2018)

Figure 5.2 Percentage of Women and Men Who Have Experienced Types of Sexual Harassment and Assault (2019)

Figure 5.3 Total Formal Sexual Harassment Complaints Received by the Department of Defense in FY 2018

Table 5.2 Characteristics of Formal Complainants by the Department of Defense in FY 2018

Table 5.3 Experiences of Active Duty Service Members and Veterans

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 06, 2020).

Other Format:

Print version: Smith, Merril D., 1956- Sexual harassment.

ISBN:

1440867704

9781440867705

OCLC:

1127059254

Publisher Number:

99986902647

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.