... an individual's work performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment(Kohl)."" In real life, sexual harassment is defined as a harassing behavior ranging from repeated offensive or belittling jokes to a workplace full of offensive pornography to an outright sexual assault. According to Marianne M. Jennings, "In 1991, there were 1,221 sexual harassment cases filed. In 1997, the number grew to ... ...

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... realm of communication and should be carefully conducted. People sometimes become too relaxed in their conversations, thus causing them to forget to consider how, out of the ordinary comments or jokes may hurt other's feelings. If this occurs, communication and productivity barriers are created and necessary actions to remedy to situation or prevent another one need to be taken. Conclusion In ... ...

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... , needs not be restricted to any physical harassment. Verbal assaults and visual degradation also carry substance in the definition of sexual harassment (O'Donohue, 1997). Verbal sexual harassment includes crude sexual jokes, sexual requests or favors, and references to the physical attributes of the victim. If these assaults are unwarranted and unwanted, the...

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