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Understanding Sexual Harassment: Definitions, Statistics, and Societal Impact

This outline presents an in-depth exploration of sexual harassment, defining it as any unwanted sexual comment, gesture, or action. It covers its characteristics, including the unwanted nature of behavior and its impact on individuals, especially students. Statistics reveal alarming rates of harassment in schools, highlighting the need for awareness. Furthermore, the influence of social media on relationships is discussed, emphasizing the connection between online interactions and jealousy. The piece aims to raise awareness about the prevalence of sexual harassment and its lasting effects.

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Understanding Sexual Harassment: Definitions, Statistics, and Societal Impact

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  1. Sexual Harassment Thomas Girouard Adam Savoie

  2. Outline • Defined • Characteristics • Stats • Impact • Activity • Media • Social Media

  3. 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

  4. 3 Characteristics • Behaviour is unwanted or unwelcomed • Sexual in nature or relates to gender of individual • Focused on the impact, not the intent

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. Is it sexual harassment? • Activity

  9. 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?

  10. Media Stereotypes • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPtQ4K-evBo • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ehYpdXwTAc vs.

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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?

  14. QUESTIONS? • Elphinston, R. A, & Noller, P. (2011). Time to Face It! Facebook Intrusion and the Implications for Romantic Jealousy and Relationship Satisfaction. Cyberpsychology, Behaviour & Social Networking, 14(11), 631-635

  15. Thank You

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