Sexual harassment between same-sex peers: Intersection of mental health, homophobia, and sexual violence in schools.

From: Social Work | Date: January 1, 2002| Author: | Copyright information

Susan Fineran, PhD, LICSW, is assistant professor, Boston University School of Social Work, 264 Bay State Road, Boston, MA 02215; e-mail: Sfineran@bu.edu.

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This article provides a historical and legal framework for defining peer sexual harassment from three different perspectives: sex discrimination, mental health, and sexual violence. Major court decisions that define sexual harassment in both education and the workplace are highlighted, and arguments regarding sexual harassment between peers of the same sex are profiled. This research also identifies sexism and ...

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