TY - BOOK ID - 2972368 TI - Gender Myths v. Working Realities PY - 2005 SN - 0814799175 0814739423 142941507X 9781429415071 9780814799178 9780814739426 PB - New York, NY DB - UniCat KW - Sexual harassment KW - Law and the social sciences KW - Harcèlement sexuel KW - Droit et sciences sociales KW - Law and legislation KW - Social aspects KW - Droit KW - Aspect social KW - Law and the social sciences -- United States. KW - Sexual harassment -- Law and legislation -- Social aspects -- United States. KW - Law - U.S. KW - Law, Politics & Government KW - Labor Law - U.S. KW - Harcèlement sexuel KW - Social sciences and law KW - Sexual harassment in the workplace KW - Workplace sexual harassment KW - Social sciences KW - Sociological jurisprudence KW - Harassment KW - Sex role in the work environment KW - United States KW - Sociological aspects KW - Law and social sciences KW - Beiner. KW - because. KW - behavior. KW - behaviors. KW - characterized. KW - conducive. KW - discrimination. KW - harassing. KW - insight. KW - into. KW - legal. KW - more. KW - others. KW - people. KW - perceive. KW - provides. KW - scholar. KW - science. KW - seriously. KW - sex. KW - sexually. KW - social. KW - such. KW - takes. KW - than. KW - types. KW - valuable. KW - what. KW - workplaces. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:2972368 AB - Both the courts and the public seem confused about sexual harassment—what it is, how it functions, and what sorts of behaviors are actionable in court. Theresa M. Beiner contrasts perspectives from social scientists on the realities of workplace sexual harassment with the current legal standard. When it comes to sexual harassment law, all too often courts (and employers) are left in the difficult position of grappling with vague legal standards and little guidance about what sexual harassment is and what can be done to stop it. Often, courts impose their own stereotyped view of how women and men “ought” to behave in the workplace. This viewpoint, social science reveals, is frequently out of sync with reality.As a legal scholar who takes social science seriously, Beiner provides valuable insight into what behaviors people perceive as sexually harassing, why such behavior can be characterized as discrimination because of sex, and what types of workplaces are more conducive to sexually harassing behavior than others. Throughout, Beiner offers proposals for legal reform with the goal of furthering workplace equality for both men and women. ER -