What is Sexual Harassment? From Capitol Hill to the Sorbonne.(Book Review)

From: Social Forces | Date: March 1, 2005| Author: Marshall, Anna-Maria | Copyright information

What is Sexual Harassment? From Capitol Hill to the Sorbonne. By Abigail Saguy. University of California Press, 2003. 235 pp.

What is the cultural life of a legal category? This important question in sociology of law moves researchers beyond the boundaries of formal legal institutions and actors and recognizes that law shapes the way we organize our families, workplaces, neighborhoods, and even our thoughts. Abigail Saguy's analysis of the cultural significance of sexual...

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