Gender‐Related Jokes in the Workplace: Sexual Humor or Sexual Harassment?1

When does a joke become sexual harassment? In a partial test of an integrative model of gender‐related humor in the workplace, the role of personal and situational variables in perceptions of sexual harassment was examined. Other implications of sexual humor in the office were also studied.

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Published in:Journal of applied social psychology 1994-06, Vol.24 (12), p.1114-1128
Main Authors: Hemmasi, Masoud, Graf, A., Russ, Gail S.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Humor
Sexual harassment
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Summary:When does a joke become sexual harassment? In a partial test of an integrative model of gender‐related humor in the workplace, the role of personal and situational variables in perceptions of sexual harassment was examined. Other implications of sexual humor in the office were also studied.
ISSN:0021-9029
1559-1816
DOI:10.1111/j.1559-1816.1994.tb02376.x