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Comment on Crocker's "An Analysis of University Definitions of Sexual Harassment"

In her article "An Analysis of University Definitions of Sexual Harassment" (Signs 8, no. 4 [Summer 1983]: 696-707), Phyllis L. Crocker evaluates the definitions of sexual harassment used by academic, professional, and governmental bodies. Her analysis is astute, enlightening, and important. However, she makes no mention of sexual harassment of women professors by their men students.' There is a general lack of awareness of this type of harassment not only in Crocker's work and the official definitions but also in other research on sexual harassment within

An Analysis of University Definitions of Sexual Harassment

Previous articleNext article No AccessRevisions/ReportsAn Analysis of University Definitions of Sexual HarassmentPhyllis L. CrockerPhyllis L. Crocker Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Signs Volume 8, Number 4Summer, 1983 Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/494004 Views: 52Total views on this site Citations: 32Citations are reported from Crossref Copyright 1983 The University of ChicagoPDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Anne G. 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