Social Construction of Sexual Harassment Law - The Role of the National, Organizational and Individual Context

This title was first published in 2001. This book examines the contributions of national context and organizational context on understanding of sexual harassment laws within organizations, using a cross-national design based on the USA and Austria.

List of contents

Contents: Introduction; The social context of sexual harassment: the national level; Sexual harassment law in the USA and Austria; The social context of sexual harassment: managerial interpretations of the law; The national, organizational and individual levels of social context; Employee perceptions of illegal sexual harassment and employee support for punitive organizational action; Conclusions; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Mia Cahill Institute for Law and Society, New York University, USA, a visiting scholar at the New York University and works in the survey division of Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. a think tank in Princeton, New Jersey, USA.

Summary

This title was first published in 2001. This book examines the contributions of national context and organizational context on understanding of sexual harassment laws within organizations, using a cross-national design based on the USA and Austria.

Additional text

’...an engaging text in sociolegal classrooms, bound to provoke thought and discussion about law, social change, and social control...a great addition to sociolegal courses.’ The Law and Politics Book Review

Product details

• Authors: Mia Cahill, Mia L. Cahill
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2019
• EAN: 9781138635128
• ISBN: 978-1-138-63512-8
• No. of pages: 134
• Series: Routledge Revivals; Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; Sociology, LAW / General, Criminal law & procedure, Social issues & processes, Regional Studies, comparative law, Gender studies, gender groups, The Americas, Social Law, Social and ethical issues, Law & society, Criminal law: procedure and offences, Law and society, sociology of law, Social law and Medical law, Justice;Law;Power;Harassment