Gender Myths v. Working Realities : : Using Social Science to Reformulate Sexual Harassment Law / / Theresa M Beiner.
Both the courts and the public seem confused about sexual harassment-what it is, how it functions, and what sorts of behaviors are actionable in court. Theresa M. Beiner contrasts perspectives from social scientists on the realities of workplace sexual harassment with the current legal standard. Whe...
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Beiner, Theresa M, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Gender Myths v. Working Realities : Using Social Science to Reformulate Sexual Harassment Law / Theresa M Beiner. New York, NY : New York University Press, [2005] ©2005 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Making a More Realistic Assessment of What Is Sufficiently Severe or Pervasive to Constitute Sexual Harassment -- 2. The Reasonable Woman Standard -- 3. The Conundrum of “Unwelcome” Sexual Harassment -- 4. Conceptualizing Sexual Harassment as “Because of Sex” -- 5. Reality Bites the Ellerth/Faragher Standard for Imputing Liability to Employers for Supervisor Sexual Harassment -- 6. Making Targets Whole and Deterring Defendants -- 7. The New Sexual Harassment Claim -- Notes -- Index -- About the Author restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Both the courts and the public seem confused about sexual harassment-what it is, how it functions, and what sorts of behaviors are actionable in court. Theresa M. Beiner contrasts perspectives from social scientists on the realities of workplace sexual harassment with the current legal standard. When it comes to sexual harassment law, all too often courts (and employers) are left in the difficult position of grappling with vague legal standards and little guidance about what sexual harassment is and what can be done to stop it. Often, courts impose their own stereotyped view of how women and men “ought” to behave in the workplace. This viewpoint, social science reveals, is frequently out of sync with reality.As a legal scholar who takes social science seriously, Beiner provides valuable insight into what behaviors people perceive as sexually harassing, why such behavior can be characterized as discrimination because of sex, and what types of workplaces are more conducive to sexually harassing behavior than others. Throughout, Beiner offers proposals for legal reform with the goal of furthering workplace equality for both men and women. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Mrz 2024) Law and the social sciences United States. Sexual harassment Law and legislation Social aspects United States. LAW / Gender & the Law. bisacsh Beiner. because. behavior. behaviors. characterized. conducive. discrimination. harassing. insight. into. legal. more. others. people. perceive. provides. scholar. science. seriously. sex. sexually. social. such. takes. than. types. valuable. what. workplaces. Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013 9783110706444 https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9780814739426.001.0001 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780814739426 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780814739426/original |
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