What Is Sexual Harassment?: From Capitol Hill to the Sorbonne PDF
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Advance praise for What Is Sexual Harassment? fi ff “It’s no secret that people’s de nitions of sexual harassment di er wildly fi and that those de nitions can have a huge impact on everyday lives. But fi fi just how do those de nitions get made and xed into place, and why do ff they di er? In this complex, much-needed study of sexual harassment as concept and legal practice in the United States and France, Abigail Saguy unlocks that puzzle with extraordinary grace. Rooted in rigorous comparative research, What Is Sexual Harassment?answers its own ques- tion with no-nonsense lucidity and cutting intelligence.” —Joshua Gamson, author of Freaks Talk Back: Tabloid Talk Shows and Sexual Nonconformity “This is a remarkable book, both in terms of methodology and theory. This work will be an indispensable tool for anyone concerned with fi de ning the concept of sexual harassment. The comparative approach demonstrates its heuristic importance, as Saguy shows a remarkable ff mastery of di erent social and legal cultures.” —Françoise Gaspard, author of A Small City in France What Is Sexual Harassment? What Is Sexual Harassment? From Capitol Hill to the Sorbonne Abigail C. Saguy UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS Berkeley Los Angeles London University of California Press Berkeley and Los Angeles, California University of California Press, Ltd. London, England © 2003 by the Regents of the University of California Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Saguy, Abigail Cope, 1970– What is sexual harassment? : from Capitol Hill to the Sorbonne / Abigail C. Saguy. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN0-520-23740-4 (cloth : acid-free paper)— ISBN0-520-23741-2 (paper : acid-free paper) 1. Sexual harassment—Law and legislation—United States. 2. Sexual harassment—Law and legislation— France. 3. Sexual harassment—United States. 4. Sexual harassment—France. I. Title. KF3467 .S24 2003 344.7301'4133—dc21 2002153268 Manufactured in the United States of America 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 The paper used in this publication is both acid-free and totally chlorine-free (TCF). It meets the minimum require- ments of ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992 (R1997) (Permanence of Paper)8 To my parents CONTENTS List of Figures ix List of Tables xi Acknowledgments xiii Introduction: The Making of a Concept 1 1. Sexual Harassment Law on the Books: Opportunity Loss v. Violence 19 2. Sexual Harassment Law in Action: Legitimacy and Liability 50
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