SEX, POWER, AND BOUNDARIES - Hardcover

Rutter M.D., Peter

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 055309954X ISBN 13: 9780553099546

Publisher: Bantam, 1996

Synopsis

Drawing on actual incidents and extensive research, a guide to sexual harassment analyzes the differences between the sexes, the myths that surround sexuality, current laws, and the Reasonable Woman/Reasonable Man concept. 25,000 first printing. $25,000 ad/promo.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Sexual harassment is headline news, whether it occurs in the halls of Congress, the campuses of our universities, or the corridors of the workplace. Yet while most people think they know what it is--and that it's illegal--it is a subject that leaves people everywhere anxious, uncomfortable, and perplexed. Why, and what can be done about this, is the heart of this practical and insightful book.

Drawing on actual incidents, in-depth research, and his extensive professional expertise, Peter Rutter, M.D., examines the biological, psychological, and cultural underpinnings of the differences between the sexes; analyzes myths and realities about sex and sexuality in the context of daily life; and lays out the new sexual boundaries and laws on harassment as they affect co-workers, supervisors and staffers, teachers and students, professionals and clients. The book is rich in concrete advice on the complexities of managing relationships, preventing behaviors that infringe on boundaries, and dealing with actual incidents of sexual harassment when they occur. It is a practical handbook of positive ways to apply the important legal concept of Reasonable Woman/Reasonable Man established by a Federal Appeals Court in a crucial sexual harassment case in 1991.

The book is invaluable for individuals and organizations alike. Despite new laws and a burgeoning of company policies and trainings, studies indicate that 90 percent of harassment incidents are never reported--and that at least 10 percent of workers (most of them women) who do report or file official complaints about harassment suffer negative emotional and job-related impacts. Concrete guidance is sorely needed, and Sex, Power, And Boundaries provides it.

About the Author:

Peter Rutter, M.D., is an associate clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of California Medical School, San Francisco.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bantam
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 055309954X
• ISBN 13: 9780553099546
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 255