Abstract
While much scholarly attention has been given to sexual harassment, scholarship about men’s experiences as targets of sexual harassment has been limited. This essay is a review of the literature about men’s experiences of sexual harassment; it explores the operational definitions and sources of sexual harassment, the inadequacy of the instruments used to study sexual harassment, and the implications of this research for organizations and the field of communication studies. It also examines sexual harassment at the intersections of gender and sexual orientation, finding that there are apparent differences in incidences that feature diversity in these areas. This review concludes that while psychologists are conducting the majority of sexual harassment research, organizational communication scholars need to do more research about sexual harassment, especially men’s experiences as targets of sexual harassment.
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Spencer, Leland and Barnett, Joshua Trey
(2011)
"When Men Are Sexually Harassed: A Foundation for Studying Men’s Experiences as Targets of Sexual Harassment,"
Speaker & Gavel: Vol. 48:
Iss.
2, Article 5.
Available at:
https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/speaker-gavel/vol48/iss2/5
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