Sexual Harassment in the Workplace : Perspectives, Frontiers, and Response Strategies

by Margaret S. Stockdale

• ISBN13: 9780803957947
• ISBN10: 0803957947
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781452247168
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-03-12
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc

Summary

"Simultaneously thorough and readable. This book is a must for anybody who needs to be up on the latest thinking on this complex and difficult topic." --Myra Strober, Stanford University Sexual harassment is a problem with a long past, but a short history. About 15 years after journalists and scholars first began writing about it, sexual harassment has become a household word and a topic of concern for employers and employees, and despite very little research funding, there is now a fair amount of data on this topic. Sexual Harassment in the Workplace provides a comprehensive look at what we know about sexual harassment. Editor Margaret S. Stockdale and a multidisciplinary cast of contributing authors have produced a volume that is grounded in theory, research, and practice but is accessible to researchers, advanced students, and practitioners in multiple disciplines. The topic of sexual harassment is one that is extremely timely and relevant for today's students in women's studies, organizational studies, and sociology. Sexual Harassment in the Workplace deals with a variety of issues and aspects of sexual harassment that will certainly spark discussion and debate.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Series Editors' Introduction	xi
Barbara A. Gutek
Laurie Larwood
Ann Stromberg
Section I: Introduction
What We Know and What We Need to Learn About Sexual Harassment	3	(26)
Margaret S. Stockdale
Section II: Perspectives on Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
Sexual Harassment in the Academy: The Case of Women Professors	29	(22)
Elizabeth Grauerholz
Sexual Harassment and Women of Color: Issues, Challenges, and Future Directions	51	(16)
Audrey J. Murrell
Men's Misperceptions of Women's Interpersonal Behaviors and Sexual Harassment	67	(18)
Frank E. Saal
The Implications of U.S. Supreme Court and Circuit Court Decisions for Hostile Environment Sexual Harassment Cases	85	(20)
Ramona L. Paetzold
Anne M. O'Leary-Kelly
Sexual Harassment as a Moral Issue: An Ethical Decision-Making Perspective	105	(22)
Lynn Bowes-Sperry
Gary N. Powell
Section III: Research Frontiers
Organizational Influences on Sexual Harassment	127	(24)
Charles L. Hulin
Louise F. Fitzgerald
Fritz Drasgow
Sexual Harassment Types and Severity: Linking Research and Policy	151	(23)
James E. Gruber
Michael Smith
Kaisa Kauppinen-Toropainen
An Integrated Framework for Studying the Outcomes of Sexual Harassment: Consequences for Individuals and Organizations	174	(25)
Kathy A. Hanisch
The Real ``Disclosure'': Sexual Harassment and the Bottom Line	199	(18)
Deborah Erdos Knapp
Gary A. Kustis
Section IV: Responding to Harassment: Strategies for Change
Understanding Sexual Harassment: Contributions From Research on Domestic Violence and Organizational Change	217	(24)
Jeanette N. Cleveland
Kathleen McNamara
Dealing With Harassment: A Systems Approach	241	(31)
Mary P. Rowe
Sexual Harassment at Work: When an Organization Fails to Respond	272	(19)
Barbara A. Gutek
Index	291	(6)
About the Authors	297