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published_or_final_version / Criminology / Master / Master of Social Sciences

There is no abstract available for this thesis. / Department of Sociology

Thesis (M.A.)--University of North Carolina Wilmington, 2008. / Title from PDF title page (October 20, 2008) Appendices: p. 51-63. Includes bibliographical references (p. 45-50)

A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts (Counselling Psychology) in the Department of Psychology, University of Zululand, 2010. / The present study examined the experiences of sexual harassment from those who were survivors of sexual harassment. The study consisted of two main objectives. The first objective was to ascertain the type of psychological and physical effects of sexual harassment. The second objective was to examine the possible causes or/and perpetuating factors of sexual harassment. The study revealed that all the respondents experienced stress related symptoms as the main effect of sexual harassment. It was found that: 40% of the respondents experienced discomfort, confusion, and feeling unsafe; 60% experienced disorientation and were obsessive; 60% experienced nervousness; 55% experienced depression or some symptoms of depression; 30% responded with avoidance behavior and 40% became introverted. In summary, respondents experienced emotional consequences, such as anger, self blame, low self esteem, and lack of trust. Cognitive consequences included lack of concentration while behavioral consequences included impulsive behavior. Lastly, the study revealed that power (55%), disrespect for human dignity (10%), and poverty (25%) are the main causes or perpetuating factors of sexual harassment at the University of Zululand. The general consensus in literature is that sexual harassment has been recognized as a serious problem in the literature over the 30 years (Pina, Gannon and Saunders, 2009; Hill and Silva, 2005; Nethling, 2005; Karjane, Fisher and Cullen, 2002). In this study, the researcher review the existing research surrounding the phenomenon of sexual harassment, paying particular attention to factors of relevance for understanding the effects of sexual harassment and the causes/perpetuating factors. The different theoretical perspectives and models of sexual harassment (sociocultural, organization, sex-role spillover, natural/biological, socio-cognitive, and four-factor) are also considered. Finally, several suggestions are made for future research and treatment avenues relating to the sexual harassment in institutions of higher learning.

Degree awarded (2003): EdDC, Counseling, Human and Organizational Studies, George Washington University / This study was designed to examine the perception and incidence of sexual harassment and determine the incidence of sexual harassment in relation to girls participating in high school athletics. The similarities and differences of interpretation of various interactions between high school athletes with their male and female athletic coaches were examined. This study also investigated the actual incidence of sexual harassment by male and female high school athletic coaches as reported by female athletes.<p>The study population included male and female athletic coaches currently coaching a female high school athletic team and female college students who participated in high school athletics.</p><p>This researcher, in order to accommodate the study population and research questions, adapted the Sexual Harassment Survey (1995) by Margery J. Holman, Ph.D. Female student athletes and male and female coaches responded to survey questions on demographics and their perceptions and understanding of described behaviors. The student athletes completed an additional section of the survey pertaining to their experience of sexual harassment.</p><p>Descriptive statistics (including frequencies and percentages as well as means and standard deviations) and inferential statistics (One-Way Analysis of Variance with a Scheffe test of significance) were used to analyze the data.</p><p>A comparison of the responses of all three groups (female athletes, male coaches and female coaches) to questions pertaining to perceptions of sexual harassment indicated agreement among the groups in the identification of inappropriate behaviors. However, there was a significant difference in the level of agreement for seven described behaviors. In general, male and female coaches agreed with each other more often than with female athletes when identifying the behaviors associated with sexual harassment. The investigation of incidence indicated that female athletes experienced more behaviors associated with sexual harassment from male coaches than from female coaches. Understanding that the same behaviors were identified by female athletes, male coaches and female coaches, it can be concluded that inappropriate behavior was consistently identified, but the identification of sexual harassment does not necessarily diminish the incidence of sexual harassment.</p> / Advisory Committee: Dr. Lori Lefcourt, Dr. Chris Erickson, Dr. Patricia Sullivan, Dr. Janet C. Heddesheimer, Dr. Donald C. Linkowski (Chair)

Tsui Hi Yi. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1999. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 54-60). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract (in English) --- p.2 / Abstract (in Chinese) --- p.3 / Acknowledgement --- p.4 / Introduction --- p.6-21 / Method --- p.21-33 / Results --- p.34-40 / Discussion --- p.41-52 / Footnotes --- p.53 / References --- p.54-60 / Tables --- p.61 -80 / Figures --- p.81-84

published_or_final_version / Criminology / Master / Master of Social Sciences

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M.A. / Sexual harassment has become a human resource issue in the workplace within South African companies. More cases of sexual harassment are coming before the courts as civil actions, as employees litigate against employers who fail to deal with cases where they have reported being sexually harassed and the employer has not taken action or failed to take appropriate action. Arising from the above it would appear that there is a need to develop a clearer understanding of what is meant by sexual harassment. Coupled to this is a need to develop appropriate policies and training programmes to ensure that the negative impact of sexual harassment is limited. These policies should be in line with other company policies and South African Labour Law (66 of 1995) as set out in the Code of Good Practice (1998) on handling sexual harassment. The aim of this research was to look at the perceptions of employees in a business unit of a Public Utility, and to determine their view of sexual harassment in the workplace. This research would then assist to determine what the best practices would be to deal with cases of sexual harassment as well as to ensure that as far as is practical cases of sexual harassment could be limited, based on these perceptions. The research indicated that any form of inappropriate sexual behaviour in the workplace as it related to physical, verbal and non-verbal contact was not acceptable to most employees. It showed that whilst sexually inappropriate behaviour was limited it did take place, but in doing so it raised additional questions that could be the subject of further research. The questionnaire that was developed was found to be a reliable measurement instrument for the most part. The findings showed that there were differences between the perceptions of English-and Afrikaans-speaking employees as well as male and female employees. These differences would have to be taken into consideration when policies and training programmes are developed. It was clear from the research that a policy was necessary and the employees needed greater clarity on how cases of sexual harassment should be reported. The research has formed a base from which further research could be conducted, at other South African companies, regarding the impact of sexual harassment in the workplace. / Dr.W. Roestenburg