Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chapter 1: What Is Sexual Harassment?

• History and Public Awareness of Sexual Harassment
  Defining the Term
  Applying the Term
  Summary

Chapter 2: What Is Wrong with Sexual Harassment?

• Sexual Harassment as Wrongful Communication
  Sexual Harassment as Discrimination
  Sexual Harassment and the At-Will Doctrine
  Summary

Chapter 3: Where Can Sexual Harassment Occur?

• Sexual Harassment in the Professions
  Power and Coercion
  Coercion in the Professions
  Sexual Harassment in Public
  Power and Sexual Harassment
  Summary

Chapter 3: Where Can Sexual Harassment Occur?

• Sexual Harassment in the Professions
  Power and Coercion
  Coercion in the Professions
  Sexual Harassment in Public
  Power and Sexual Harassment
  Summary

Chapter 4: How Can Sexual Harassment Occur?

• Consensual Relationships
  Love and Prohibited Relationships
  Types of Threat
  Context and Coercion
  Relationships between Faculty and Students
  Self-Assessments and the Judgments of Others
  Summary

Conclusion: How Do We Prevent Sexual Harassment? Five Recommendations

Appendix A: Legal Definitions of Sexual Harassment

Appendix B: Websites

Appendix C: Sexual Harassment in Film and Television

Glossary

References

Index

About the Author

Keith Dromm is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Louisiana Scholars’ College at Northwestern State University.

Reviews

“The best book currently available on the subject. Essential reading for anyone teaching or thinking about sexual harassment in the contemporary philosophical, legal, and business professions.” — Martin Clancy, Professor and Chair of Philosophy, University of Missouri-Kansas City“Dromm provides a thorough and insightful treatment of the issues surrounding sexual harassment. Sexual Harassment: An Introduction to the Conceptual and Ethical Issues offers a rare combination of rigor and accessibility that makes it ideal for classroom use; students will find a clear and fair treatment of the topic, but one that also advances the debate on several fronts.” — J. Jeremy Wisnewski, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Hartwick College“More than a sexual harassment training manual, [Dromm’s] philosophical approach encourages independent and creative thought about the issues. … for those who are looking for an accessible introduction to the issues for use in undergraduate courses in business and professional ethics, this one is worth checking out.” — Debra Jackson, Teaching Philosophy