chapter 14 review
in 1997, what percentage of compliance of sexual harassment to the EEOC were by male employees against female bosses, rather than the reverse?
12%
The term sexual-harassment was apparently first coined in what year:
1974
surveys of compliance to the Illinois EEOC and to the courts found that what percent of them were settled in favor of the complainant?
30 to 40%
more then ____ of women lawyers and large law firms said they had experienced deliberate touching, pinching, or cornering in the office:
40%
in large scale surveys of the prevalence of sexual harassment, about what percent of female employees report they have been the targets of unwanted sexual attention?
44%
according to chapter 13 one out of every _____ female faculty members at United States colleges and universities have reported experiencing sexual harassment
7
The reasonable woman standard was apparently use first in which of the sexual-harassment cases?
Ellison versus Brady
The APA submitted an amicus brief in which the following sexual harassment cases?
Harris versus forklift Inc.
in what case did the Supreme Court decide that a victim did not have to suffer psychological injury in order to establish the presence of a hostile work environment?
Harris versus forklift systems
which of the following is true when men are the recipients of sexual harassment rather than women?
May be considered a more acceptable part of male culture
One criticism of the hostile work environment determination of sexual harassment is that
The definition portrays women as sensitive creatures that need protecting
A summary judgment is a judges decision in favor of one side based on:
The judges conclusion that the evidence is so strong that a trial is not necessary
what do men have more difficulty labeling as harassment compared to women?
attempted compliment
in regards to men and women's perceptions of sexual harassment, men are less likely than women to:
attribute them to characteristics of the perpetrator
supreme Court ruled that title VII of the civil rights act of 1964:
did not apply to same-sex encounters
critics of recent court decisions about sexual harassment claim that these conflict with the guarantees free-speech in what amendment?
first amendment
if ridicule, insult, or intimidation, are severe enough, EEOC guidelines say that the following type of sexual harassment exist:
hostile workplace environment
what kind of sexual harassment is generally very difficult to recognize?
hostile workplace environment
which of the following had no effect on whether a complainant won her sexual harassment suit?
if harasser was supervisor rather than coworker
in using the equal employment opportunity commission to address sexual harassment, a person:
is entitled to collect backpay only
A meta-analysis concluded that gender differences in perceiving sexual harassment:
is relatively small, although they were consistent across age, culture and professional status
men may experience sexual harassment as:
less offensive than to women
when it comes to reporting sexual harassing behavior,
men report potentially harassing behaviors from men at least as often as they do from women
in which case did the Supreme Court decide that sexual-harassment that creates a hostile work environment violates title VII of the 1964 civil rights act?
meritor savings bank v. vinson
in which case to the Supreme Court rule on the same-sex harassment?
oncale v. sundowner offshore services
which of the following was not significantly related to the EEOC's decision on 81 different sexual harassment charges?
physical evidence of harassment
which criteria is most stringent for determining a hostile work environment, meaning one would need stronger evidence
psychological injury standard
____ ___ ___ is a type of harassment that is fairly easy to recognize
quid pro quo
sexual demands are made in exchange for an employee benefits. According to EEOC guidelines, this reflects what type of sexual harassment?
quid pro quo
in the majority opinion in Harris versus forklift systems Inc., Supreme Court Justice O'Connor used which standard as the referent?
reasonable person
men who believe common myths about rape:
score high on priors sexually likelihood to sexually harass
according to Gruber, a request for sex with either a threat or promise of a reward is called:
sexual bribery
according to Grubers typology of sexual harassment, nonverbal displays include:
sexual bribery
Fitzgeralds typology of harassment includes all of the following except:
sexual imposition
which of the following, according to Fitzgeralds to typology, is most serious?
sexual imposition
according to Gruber, a double entendre would be considered a:
subtle pressure/advance
men who score high on priors likelihood to sexually harass scale:
tend to believe common myths about rape, and are more sexually aggressive in general
The incidence rate of sexual harassment is higher in male dominated workplaces, possibly because:
these workplaces can be environments that make one's gender more salient
among military personnel, women's reports about sexual harassment matched _______ & _______ perceptions of managements attitudes about sexual harassment
women's, others