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Sexual Harassment. Thomas Girouard Adam Savoie. Outline. Defined Characteristics Stats Impact Activity Media Social Media Sexual Deviance. What is sexual harassment?. Harassment: any unwanted comment, gesture, or action that is sexual in nature
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Sexual Harassment Thomas Girouard Adam Savoie
Outline • Defined • Characteristics • Stats • Impact • Activity • Media • Social Media • Sexual Deviance
What is sexual harassment? • Harassment: any unwanted comment, gesture, or action that is sexual in nature • Assault: physical contact without consent • Sexual assault: sexual contact without consent. Covers range of behaviour, from touching to rape
3 Characteristics • Behaviour is unwanted or unwelcomed • Sexual in nature or relates to gender of individual • Focused on the impact, not the intent
Statistics • Need to be careful with interpretation of statistics • Many sexual assaults go unreported • 1500 students surveyed in 18 schools: 57% were harassed within last 2 weeks • 55% of male students and 32% of female students did not care
Canadian Statistics • Ontario schools: 70% of students reported being sexually harassed • Alberta schools: 80% claimed they had never been harassed • FHS: 40% experienced and 50% witnessed • Dances were mentioned as especially troublesome
Harassed Students • Report feeling: more self conscious, embarrassed, afraid, less confident, and more doubtful about having a positive romantic relationship in the future. • School performance has also been found to decrease
Is it sexual harassment? • Activity
Social norms • Belief that it is inevitable and innocuous • Modify behaviour to conform • Fear of exclusion • Schools allow PDAs in hallways, does this create an atmosphere that fosters sexual harassment?
Media Stereotypes • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPtQ4K-evBo • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bHXMogzEm0 vs.
Social Media Research has shown that high levels of Facebook intrusion can spill over into romantic relationships, causing jealousy and dissatisfaction Facebook use predicted Facebook-related jealously, more so than personality and relationship factors
Social Media Facebook is a easily accessible communication medium with an infinite number of 3rd party threats Facebook intrusion may turn into hypervigilance for relationship threats, jealously, and surveillance behaviours
Social Media Facebook is an environment that promotes jealous feelings and jealous behaviour Some participants met criteria for behavioural addiction, based on the amount of time they were spending on Facebook (45 hrs/wk) Is it possible to be addicted to Facebook? How would this present in an individual?
Sexual Deviance • Frotteurism: involves rubbing one’s pelvic area on a non-consenting person, usually for the purpose of gratification • Viewed as a criminal offense: form of sexual assault classified as a misdemeanor • However, often occurs in crowded places so it can be difficult to prosecute • Examples?
Sexual Deviance • Exhibitionism: the act of exposing the parts of one’s body that are not normally exposed in public • Streaking, mooning, flashing • When exhibitionism interferes with normal functioning it is considered a disorder • Sexual gratification achieved by risky public sexual activity
Sexual Deviance • Klismaphilia: sexual arousal from introducing liquids into the rectum and colon • May be used as a substitute to genital intercourse • If it involves consenting partners, is not interfering with normal functioning, and is not causing health concerns, is it acceptable behaviour?
