Ch. 8-9 Flashcards
Sexual Harassment
unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature which is made a condition of one’s employment or advancement, or which creates a hostile or intimidating working environment
Hostile learning climate sexual harassment
sexual conduct that creates an intimidating or offensive learning environment
Peer Sexual Harassment
sexual harassment between people of equal status, such as coworkers, classmates, and social acquaintances
When students harass faculty
contrapower sexual harassment
Androgynous management
leadership style exhibiting a blend of masculine and feminine approaches to management
Quid Pro Quo Harassment
this for that” harassment; one’s job, promotion, raise, grades, or other inducement is the trade-off for sexual favors
Hostile Climate Sexual Harassment
exual conduct that creates an intimidating or offensive working or learning environment
Status-differentiated relationships
relationships in which there are clear-cut lines of status between people or a well-delineated hierarchy
Peer sexual harassment
sexual harassment between people of equal status
Contrapower sexual harassment
person of lower rank or status sexually harassing someone of higher rank or status
Electronic or virtual sexual harassment
sexual harassment that occurs in virtual reality, through such channels as text messages, e-mail, chat rooms, and instant messaging
Initial reactions to sexual harassment
posttraumatic stress disorder
calling it what it is
blaming oneself
Responding to harassment
avoidance; defusion; negotiation; confrontation; the downside of secrecy
Proactive approach to sexual harassment
getting something on paper; meaningful, useful training; mediation services; open, supportive communication climate
Relational approach to communication
view that communication functions primarily to establish and develop relationships between interactants
Content approach to communication
view that communication functions primarily for information exchange between interactants
Handshake Index
Perception of a handshake, based on strength, vigor, completeness of grip, duration
Leading Question
Interviewer question that traps an interviewee into a forced no-win response
Unethical Question
Interviewer question about personal life, such as a question about marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, religious orientation
Glass Ceiling
Transparent barrier in the workplace that allows professional women to look higher and see possibilities for advancement, but prevents them from attaining higher positions
Sticky Floor
Factors that keep women in low-level, support roles in the workplace and that prevent them from seeking or gaining promotion or career development
Second Shift
Work of an employed women returning home from their jobs to hours of cleaning, cooking, and child care
Mommy Track
Term applied to women who seek advancement in the workplace at the same time as they have child-rearing responsibilities
Flextime
Organizational innovation that allows employees to work flexible hours, to accommodate home and family demands
Family-friendly Workplace
Designation that a workplace is accommodating for employees with family responsibilities
Sequencing
Temporarily dropping out of the workforce in order to raise children, then stepping back into the workforce at an organization with flexible scheduling
Telecommuting
Ability to work at home with flexible hours through the use of technological advancements
Androgynous management
Leadership style exhibiting a blend of masculine and feminine approaches to management
