Gendered Constructions of Power During Discourse About Sexual Harassment: Negotiating Competing Meanings.
A qualitative study using same-sex and mixed-sex focus groups and stimulated recall interviews was designed to identify and explore gendered constructions of power during discourse about sexual harassment. It was discovered that the men tended to construct power as hierarchically held by individuals...
| Published in: | Sex Roles Vol. 54; no. 7/8; pp. 495 - 508 |
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Springer Science & Business Media B.V.
April 2006
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