Perceptions of Sexual Harassment: The Influence of Gender and Academic Context

To explore factors influencing how sexual harassment is perceived in the university setting, faculty members and graduate students were asked to rate hypothetical situations involving professors and students. Women were more likely to view less explicitly coercive situations as harassing, but the po...

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Published in:Psychology of women quarterly 1991-06, Vol.15 (2), p.281-294
Main Authors: Fitzgerald, Louise F, Ormerod, Alayne J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitude Measures
Biological and medical sciences
College Faculty
College Students
Colleges & universities
Feminism
Feminist psychology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Harassment
Miscellaneous
Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Sex Differences
Sex Exploitation
Sexual harassment
Social psychology
Social research
Teacher Student Relationship
Womens studies
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Summary:To explore factors influencing how sexual harassment is perceived in the university setting, faculty members and graduate students were asked to rate hypothetical situations involving professors and students. Women were more likely to view less explicitly coercive situations as harassing, but the power difference between faculty and students in the scenarios did not affect the participants' ratings. (CJS)
ISSN:0361-6843
1471-6402
DOI:10.1111/j.1471-6402.1991.tb00797.x