Gender Myths v. Working Realities : : Using Social Science to Reformulate Sexual Harassment Law /

Gender Myths v. Working Realities : : Using Social Science to Reformulate Sexual Harassment Law / / Theresa M Beiner.

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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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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
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Beiner, Theresa M,
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2005]
©2005
Year of Publication:2005
Language:English
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Table of Contents:
  • 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

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