Log in to CengageBrain. com to access the resources your instructor requires. Go to CengageBrain. com to access Psychology CourseMate, where you will find an interactive eBook, glossaries, flashcards, quizzes, videos, and more. Also access links to chapter-related websites, including Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network; Facts About Sexual Harassement; Feminist Majority Foundation (Sexual Harassment […]

Just how common is sexual harassment in educational settings? A survey of Califor­nia high schools found that approximately 50% of the female respondents reported experiencing sexual harassment (Roscoe et al., 1994). Another survey of over 1,000 Canadian adolescent females in grades 7 through 12 found that more than 23% had experienced at least one event […]

Sexual harassment also occurs in educational settings. College students often find themselves in the unpleasant situation of experiencing unwanted sexual advances from their professors. Both sexes are vulnerable to this form of harassment. However, it is most commonly male professors or instructors who harass female students (Bingham & Battey, 2005; Kelley & Parsons, 2000). Academic […]

advances that use Web technolo- Rapid technological advances have given rise to an intrusive form of harassment gies as weapons for stalking and that occurs in cyberspace rather than a work environment. Cyberstalking refers to a harassment. Sexual Coercion process in which a person is harassed on the Internet. Almost 1 million Americans are victimized […]

If you face sexual harassment at work, you have a number of options. The suggestions in the following list provide guidelines for dealing with this abuse. 1. If the harassment includes actual or attempted rape or assault, you can file criminal charges against the perpetrator. 2. If the harassment has stopped short of attempted rape […]

On-the-job sexual harassment can seriously erode a victim’s financial status, job per­formance, career opportunities, psychological and physical health, and personal rela­tionships (Berdahl & Aquino, 2009; Gradus et al., 2008). The financial ramifications of refusing to endure sexual harassment may be severe, especially for people in lower — level positions. Many victims, particularly if they are […]

The annual number of sexual harassment complaints filed with the EEOC reached a peak at 15,889 in 1997. Claims dropped off in the 2000s, falling to 11,717 in 2010 (Haq, 2011). The drop in the number of annual claims may reflect improved efforts of American companies to provide effective workplace training on sexual harassment, or […]

Twenty years after Anita Hill testified against Clarence Thomas on his nomination to the Supreme Court seared the issue of sexual harassment into the national conscious­ness, allegations of sexual misconduct by one-time 2012 GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain has drawn fresh attention to this issue (Haq, 2011; Stout, 2011). Both the Hill/Thomas case and the […]

Whether in industry, the military, or academia, sexual harassment is widespread in U. S. society. Sexual harassment is more than just a demand for sexual favors. Sexual harassment can also occur when people’s actions create a hostile or offensive working environment. One woman offered her experience: I was the first woman they hired at that […]

Research demonstrates that children who have been sexually abused often either delay dis­closure of the abuse to a parent or another adult or do not tell at all (Goodman-Brown et al., 2003; Leander et al., 2007). A recent Swedish study found that sexually abused children are markedly more likely to disclose the abuse to a […]