Sexism, Sexual Harassment, and Sexual Assault

Toward Conceptual Clarity

Bibliographic Data

ID7078009
AuthorsRichard J Harris (0000-0002-4285-2215, The University of Texas at San Antonio), Juanita M Firestone (The University of Texas at San Antonio)
Year2016
Pages1-5
Publication date2016-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeOTHER
VenueThe Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL)
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/9781405165518.wbeoss325.pub2
OpenAlexW4251972081
ISBN9781405165518
LanguageEN
References cited13

Sexism and sexual harassment have been used to keep individuals in their place within many organizational models. A sexist environment is one that facilitates both environmental and individualized sexually harassing behaviors; in such climates assault is far more likely to occur. Active policy efforts to reduce sexist and harassing behaviors can make a major difference in the likelihood of such events. This suggests that a focus on environmental harassment might be very effective because such public, visible actions are identifiable and subject to policy intervention

CLARITY · Criminology · Environmental health · Focus (optics · Harassment · Harm · Intervention (counseling · Poison control · Political science · Sexual assault · Subject (documents · Computer Science · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine · Psychology · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies · Social Psychology

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