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Harassment. Introduction. Define Harassment Talk about the 5 types of harassment How do we stop/Minimize it? Assignment. What is Harassment?.
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Introduction • Define Harassment • Talk about the 5 types of harassment • How do we stop/Minimize it? • Assignment
What is Harassment? • Harassment is defined as a comment, conduct, or gesture directed toward an individual or group of individuals which is insulting, intimidating, humiliating, malicious, degrading or offensive* • Examples: • threats, intimidation, or verbal abuse • unwelcome remarks or jokes about subjects like your race, religion, disability or age; • displaying sexist, racist or other offensive pictures or posters; • sexually suggestive remarks or gestures; • unnecessary physical contact, such as touching, patting, pinching or punching • physical assault, including sexual assault
Categories of Harassment • Bullying • Hazing • Racial Harassment • Religious Harassment • Sexual Harassment
Bullying • Threatening • Cyber bullying • Physical • Verbal • Exclusion http://www.neighborhoodlink.com/images/Bullying_Prevention_Program/bully.gif
Hazing • Dates Back to the Early 19th Century • Used to be in “Good Humor” but has evolved out of hand • Target is typically a individual that is new or subordinate • Tends to be a new member of a sports team, Fraternity and/or Military http://100percentinjuryrate.blogspot.com/2007/09/old-school-mlb-hazing-photos.html • http://www.kotv.com/newsimages/640/772d3b05-ae44-44dd-b668-cfde98d0ee26.jpg
How to minimize Bullying And Hazing? http://images.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://www.riverview.brevard.k12.fl.us/nomorebullying.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.riverview.brevard.k12.fl.us/policeresource.html&usg=__1e4YfRanf_2mcv9eqaahSYygk3E=&h=756&w=796&sz=17&hl=en&start=3&um=1&tbnid=_kaZWIuFEcn8UM:&tbnh=136&tbnw=143&prev=/images%3Fq%3DStop%2BBullying%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den http://deanofstudents.utexas.edu/doscentral/images/stop_hazing.jpg
Racial Harassment • Racist • Targeting an individual or group of people based on their race or ethnicity http://www.youtube.com/swf/l.swf?swf=http%3A//s.ytimg.com/yt/swf/cps-vfl64504.swf&video_id=jwpO-nnFY9g&rel=0&showsearch=1&eurl=http%3A//www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message500099/pg1&iurl=http%3A//i3.ytimg.com/vi/jwpO-nnFY9g/hqdefault.jpg&sk=vmtlYI0NdcKkxUPQLg0rbz6LAVWIc0wZC&use_get_video_info=1&load_modules=1&border=1%22%3E%3C/param%3E%3Cparam%20name%3D%22wmode%22%20value%3D%22transparent%22%3E%3C/param%3E%3Cembed%20src%3D%22http%3A//www.youtube
Religious Harassment • Attacks towards someone due to the religion they choose to follow
Sexual Harassment • Belittling someone by their gender or sexual orientation • Occur by unwelcomed, words, deeds, actions, gestures or symbols http://www.ibspro.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/sexual_harassment1.jpg
How do we prevent Harassment? • The Canadian Human Rights Act
Conclusion • Harassment can create a negative or hostile environment • Can Interfere with your life, job or self-esteem • Major offense and it can cost your job, friends and potentially jail time