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Author Saguy, Abigail Cope, 1970-

Title What is sexual harassment? : from Capitol Hill to the Sorbonne / Abigail C. Saguy
Published Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2003

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 235 pages) : illustrations
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
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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-222) and index
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Subject Sexual harassment -- Law and legislation -- United States
Sexual harassment -- Law and legislation -- France
Sexual harassment -- United States
Sexual harassment -- France
LAW -- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Gender Studies.
Sexual harassment.
Sexual harassment -- Law and legislation.
Seksueel geweld.
Wetgevende macht.
Discriminatie (sociologie)
Massamedia.
France.
United States.
Frankrijk.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780520936973
0520936973
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