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