SOCI 118 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Quid Pro Quo, Sexual Coercion, Essentialism
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Legally harassment is: motivated by the gender of victim and unwanted. Hostile environment- must be unwanted, repetitive or severe. Eg have sex with me or you won"t get/keep this job. Men possess more social power, more physical size, strength. Their harassment within context of male violence against women and objectification of women. Makes the harassment of women and of men not the same. Traditional view- harassment due to men"s natural urges of sexual attraction to conventionally feminine and attractive women. Zillman; reports on a study that defined sexual harassment. Unwanted touching; offensive jokes, remarks or invasion of a subject"s personal space, staring or leering at a subject in a way that made her uncomfortable. Women who were sexually harassed were 6. 5 times more likely to change jobs. Women who experienced unwanted touching or multiple harassing behaviors reported greater financial stress in the subsequent two years.
