Beiner, Theresa M.

Gender myths v. working realities using social science to reformulate sexual harassment law Gender myths versus working realities Theresa M. Beiner. - New York New York University Press c2005. - x, 262 p. 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-252) and index.

Making a more realistic assessment of what is sufficiently severe or pervasive to constitute sexual harassment -- The reasonable woman standard : much ado about nothing? -- The conundrum of "unwelcome" sexual harassment -- Conceptualizing sexual harassment as "because of sex" -- Reality bites the Ellerth/Faragher standard for imputing liability to the employers for supervisor sexual harassment -- Making targets whole and deterring defendants -- The new sexual harassment claim.

0814799175 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780814799178 (cloth : alk. paper)

2004013754


Sexual harassment--Law and legislation--Social aspects--United States.
Law and the social sciences--United States.

KF 3467 / .B44 2005

344.7301/4133