Academic and Workplace Sexual Harassment

by Paludi, Michele A.

• ISBN13: 9780313325168
• ISBN10: 0313325162
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-06-30
• Publisher: Praeger Pub Text

Summary

This essential handbook features overviews of sexual harassment in kindergarten through high school, college and universities, and public and private sector workplaces. The contributors to this volume come from diverse backgrounds; their disciplines include psychology, sociology, law, English literature, and management. Through teaching about this issue, conducting research, creating policies and procedures, working with administrative agencies (such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Office for Civil Rights), litigating cases, testifying as expert witnesses in Title VII and Title IX cases and working with state legislatures, the various authors have gained much knowledge of sexual harassment. School administrators, teachers, human resources professionals, and managers and supervisors in any workplace will greatly benefit from the insights in this volume. It is a unique compilation of findings from the social science, business, and legal fields. One of the truly unique features of this work is its emphasis on multicultural perspectives. It also reviews legal cases and presents actual tools for sexual harassment policies, procedures, and training programs in educational institutions and workplaces alike.

Author Biography

MICHELE PALUDI is President of Human Resources Management Solutions. She is also the author of Psychology of Women: A Handbook of Issues and The Psychology of Sexual Victimization: A Handbook.CARMEN A. PALUDI JR. is Principal Staff Consultant for Human Resources Management Solutions.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Michele Paludi and Carmen A. Paludi, Jr.
PART I: SEXUAL HARASSMENT FROM MULTICULTURAL PERSPECTIVES	1	(46)
1. Incidence and Dimensions of Sexual Harassment across Cultures	3	(28)
Eros R. DeSouza and Joseph Solberg
2. The Interface of Race, Sex, Sexual Orientation, and Ethnicity in Understanding Sexual Harassment	31	(16)
Darlene C. DeFour, Gail David, Francine J. Diaz, and Shaharazade Thompkins
PART II: WORKPLACE SEXUAL HARASSMENT FROM SOCIAL SCIENCES PERSPECTIVES	47	(56)
3. Sexual Harassment in the Public Sector	49	(28)
James Gruber
4. Sexual Harassment in the Private Sector	77	(26)
Paula Lundberg-Love and Shelly Marmion
PART III: ACADEMIC SEXUAL HARASSMENT FROM EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES PERSPECTIVES	103	(70)
5. Sexual Harassment in K-12	105	(42)
Susan Strauss
6. Sexual Harassment on College Campuses	147	(26)
Billie Wright Dziech
PART IV: PREVENTING AND DEALING WITH ACADEMIC AND WORKPLACE SEXUAL HARASSMENT: MANAGEMENT AND LEGAL PERSPECTIVES	173	(44)
7. Developing and Enforcing Effective Policies, Procedures, and Training Programs for Educational Institutions and Businesses	175	(24)
Carmen A. Paludi, Jr, and Michele Paludi
8. The Role of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Human Rights Commission in Dealing with Sexual Harassment	199	(12)
Elaine Herskowitz and Howard Kallem
9. The Role of the Expert Witness in Sexual Harassment Cases	211	(6)
Ralph Lamparello and Julien Neals
Index	217	(8)
About the Contributors	225