Sexual Harassment: A Question of Power (Frontline (Minneapolis, Minn.).)

Guernsey, Joann Bren

ISBN 10: 0822526085 ISBN 13: 9780822526087

Publisher: Lerner Pub Group, 1995

Synopsis

A close examination of an extremely topical concern describes what constitutes sexual harassment in schools, at work, and in daily life, focusing on case histories and discussing what recourses victims have, how society treats these cases, and much more.

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Grade 7 Up?This title is well organized, well written, comprehensive, and accessible. Guernsey attempts to define sexual harassment, presenting a number of contending opinions. She describes scenarios in school, in the workplace, in relationships with helping professionals; summarizes public responses; and comments on recent events that have called attention to this issue. Her analysis considers factors such as changing gender roles, the conflicts among feminist theories, and male backlash. Although the author presents many views, some of which readers may find radical, she stakes out a moderate position. She urges young women to see themselves as competent, to be assertive, and to assume that they will succeed on their own merits. She also suggests ways of dealing with sexual harassment. The tone throughout is reasoned and positive. Full-color and black-and-white photographs of famous people accused of sexual harassment or who brought charges against others, and of sexual harassment scenarios illustrate the text. Beryl Black's Coping with Sexual Harassment (Rosen, 1992) has a format of diaries and teen correspondence to an advice column and devotes more space to the harassment of men and homosexuals.?Libby K. White, Schenectady County Public Library, NY
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Gr. 7^-12. An entry in the Frontline series, this is a timely, sensitive consideration of a complex issue. The book begins with a historical perspective, then opens out into a broad review of harassment in the workplace, school, and daily life. Although Guernsey focuses mainly on women, she doesn't ignore male victims, and she's careful to present some male perspectives on the issues. Anecdotes are used to good effect, though they are not as plentiful as they are in Landau's Sexual Harassment (1993), which also has more information on legal aspects as well as guidance on dealing with harassment instances. Even so, Guernsey's book is ultimately the more discerning of the two (Landau's may be more entertaining to read), and it's written with a clarity and directness that will attract student researchers and make them seriously think about what's involved. The photographs, many in full color, are often too staged; endnotes and a useful bibliography are included. Stephanie Zvirin

Edition details

• Publisher: Lerner Pub Group
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0822526085
• ISBN 13: 9780822526087
• Binding: Library Binding