Mainstream neglect of sexual harassment as a social problem

ID:	HARP-185
Title:	Mainstream neglect of sexual harassment as a social problem
Source:	Canadian Journal of Sociology, v.21(2) Spring, 1996 pg 185-202
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Year:	1996
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Keywords:	Canada, discrimination, gender equality, human rights, non-discrimination, woman, ethnic minorities, homosexual marriage/homosexual relationship, civil and political rights, indigenous people, visible minority, native people, minority rights
Abstract:	Native peoples, visible minorities, women’s groups and the gay community constitute only a partial list of disadvantaged groups who are struggling to overcome what they perceive to be a legacy of societal discrimination in Canada. Their struggle has made the issue of discrimination a salient one, whose negative overtones are likely to impact advantaged and disadvantaged Canadians alike. Since discrimination is a threat to fundamental societal values such as equality of opportunity and merit – based advancement, it might be expected that a natural tension would arise in the interpretation of interactions involving advantaged and disadvantaged group members. On the one hand, advantaged group members might be careful to avoid the appearance of discrimination and vehemently deny any charges of impropriety. On the other hand, members of disadvantaged groups might be prone to interpret ambiguous interactions as potentially discriminatory.
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