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Article: Sexual Harassment
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- International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
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Sexual Harassment
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Sexual harassment is the creation of an overtly sexualized work or school dynamic that adversely affects the experience of one or more workers or students. The
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relates to motive rather than content; while sexual harassment may involve sexually explicit language, images, or actions, the key is that the person being harassed is targeted because of his or her gender. Sexual harassment may be perpetrated by an individual or a group; perpetrators and victims may be of opposite genders or the same gender, men or women. In many jurisdictions, sexual harassment is illegal; workers or students who are adversely affected ...