Thinking About Sexual Harassment: A Guide for the Perplexed - Softcover

Crouch, Margaret A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0195143779 ISBN 13: 9780195143775

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2000

Synopsis

This illuminating work on one of today's most provocative issues provides all the necessary information for careful, critical thinking about the concept of sexual harassment. Consisting mainly of two parts, it first traces the construction of the concept of sexual harassment from the original public uses of the term to its definitions in the law, in legal cases, and in empirical research. It then analyzes philosophical definitions of sexual harassment and a number of issues that have arisen in the law, including the reasonable woman standard and whether same-sex harassment should be considered sex discrimination. Sure to spark intense discussion, this book explains a complex notion in a lucid and engaging manner appropriate for anyone broadly curious about the notion of sexual harassment.

About this title

About the Author

Margaret A. Crouch is at Eastern Michigan University.

Review

"A definitive work... Crouch admirably accomplishes her purpose of clarifying the numerous controversial issues and conflicting perspectives that still plague the subject of sexual harrassment... She provides a well-versed and comprehensive examination of the topic from several different
disciplinary perspectives. Although the issues are complex and Crouch's treatment subtle and sophisticated, her logic and prose are straightforward and graspable by undergraduate and lay readers who, along with experts in the field, will learn much from her exercise in clear analysis. Highly
recommended at all levels."--Choice

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0195143779
• ISBN 13: 9780195143775
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 328