| Thinking about Sexual Harassment: A Guide for the Perplexed Contributor(s): Crouch, Margaret A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0195140303 ISBN-13: 9780195140309 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $212.85 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2000 Annotation: This illuminating work on one of today's most provocative issues provides all the necessary information for careful, critical thinking about the concept of sexual harassment. Consisting mainly of two parts, it first traces the construction of the concept of sexual harassment from the original public uses of the term to its definitions in the law, in legal cases, and in empirical research. It then analyzes philosophical definitions of sexual harassment and a number of issues that have arisen in the law, including the reasonable woman standard and whether same-sex harassment should be considered sex discrimination. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Gender Studies - Social Science | Feminism & Feminist Theory - Law | Gender & The Law |
| Dewey: 305.3 |
| LCCN: 00035965 |
| Lexile Measure: 1590 |
| Physical Information: 1.04" H x 6.3" W x 9.28" (1.53 lbs) 328 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This illuminating work on one of today's most provocative issues provides all the necessary information for careful, critical thinking about the concept of sexual harassment. Consisting mainly of two parts, it first traces the construction of the concept of sexual harassment from the original public uses of the term to its definitions in the law, in legal cases, and in empirical research. It then analyzes philosophical definitions of sexual harassment and a number of issues that have arisen in the law, including the reasonable woman standard and whether same-sex harassment should be considered sex discrimination. |