Teenage sexual harassment ranges from subtle to shocking, in many cases, though, it¡¦s easy to miss. As Dr.Nan Stein, a national expert on sexual harassment at Wellesley College explained in a phone interview with Harriet Hodgson, the author of Powerplays, ¡§sexual harassment is often vague and ambitious¡¨ (1). What one person may perceive as joking, another finds offensive and degrading. Students and employees are legally protected against sexual harassment (What is Sexual Harassment? 21). The most widely used, common-sense definition of sexual harassment is ¡§deliberate and/or repeated sexual or sex-based behavior that is not welcome, not asked for, and not returned¡¨ (18). The word ¡Â

„¸ gross sexual imposition like touching, fondling, grabbing, or assault (What is Sexual Harassment? 49)

Researchers Gene Abel, Judith Becker, and Jerry Cunningham-Rathner, in an article in The International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, identified several common types of distorted thinking in sexual harassers. The first distortion is ¡§If you don¡¦t resist the sexual advances, you really want to have sex with the perpetrator.¡¨ another is ¡§Having sex with children (including adolescents) is a good way to teach them about sex.¡¨ and lastly there is ¡§The adult who only feels a victims body and genitals isn¡¦t really being sexual, so no harm is done.¡¨ (Hodgson 46-47) Harassers are known to target teens with specific qualities. Teens who are identified as quiet and shy, teens who want everyone to like them, teens who seem to let things slide, so-called ¡§easy¡¨ or promiscuous teens, as well as loners. (52)

„¸ solicitation of sexual activity or other sex-linked behavior by promise of rewards

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