Describe the four types of sexual harassment that have been identified by researchers.
What will be an ideal response?
The four types of sexual harassment are:
1. Earnest harassment: The man is truly motivated by the desire for sexual intimacy, but he won't take no for an answer and persists with unwelcome sexual advances. He stereotypes women as sexy.
2. Hostile harassment: The man's motivation is dominance of the woman, often because he perceives her as being competitive with him in the workplace. His response to rejection by a woman is increased harassment.
3. Paternalistic-ambivalent harassment: The man is motivated by a desire for sexual intimacy but also by a paternalistic desire to be like a father to the woman. This type of harassment may be particularly insidious because the man thinks of himself as acting benevolently to the woman.
4. Competitive-ambivalent harassment: This mixes real sexual attraction and a stereotype of women as sexy with the man's hostile desire to dominate the woman, which is based on his belief that she is nontraditional and competitive with him.
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What will be an ideal response?
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a) confidentiality. b) the duty to warn. c) examiner expertise. d) standardization.
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a) avoidance b) direct confrontation c) formal protection d) retaliation
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A. vulvar B. cervical C. ovarian D. uterine E. vaginal