SOC362H5 Lecture 8: Lecture 8 - Gender Harassment
Document Summary
Women in canada still earn much less than men for the same work . Quid pro quo harassment: harassment that has an overt sexual component. Hostile environment harassment: involves the degradation/disrespect of women. Sexual harassment: includes mostly quid-pro-quo and also hostile environment. Gender harassment: includes mostly hostile environment and quid-pro-quo. Workplace harassment: broader term, including same-sex bullying. Nature of harassment: power: in quod-pro-quo, men use power against women; in hostile environment, resentment against women with power, situational: depends on workplace and situation; e. g. waitress vs. office clerk, same-sex harassment: straight men harassing straight/gay men. Attribution theory: attributing causes to what we see in others" performances/behaviors. If male, excused, but if female, due to characteristic/personality. Gender harassment can include excluding people from workplace interaction. Measuring gender harassment: survey response rates: often low people most likely to respond are those with stronger motivations and feelings on the topic. Explanations: sociocultural model: gender harassment happens at the societal level.
