Bullying or harassment that is not gender.specific As there is no UK legislation that deals specifically with bullying and harassment at work, people being bullied are forced to rely on existing legislation, such as the Sex Discrimination Act (SDA), when it may not be the most appropriate vehicle for their claim. ... The employment tribunal awarded Ms B £15,000 for unfair constructive dismissal and discrimination contrary to the Sex Discrimination Act. 3) Ms C spent 8 months working as an accounts officer. ...

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In addition, in order to establish a prima facie case, the plaintiff must show that she is in a protected class, that she was subjected to unwelcome behavior based on sex, that her response led to adverse job consequences, and that the employer is liable for the harassment. ... We will not tolerate any behavior, which discriminates against or disparages a person on account of his or her race, religion, sex, national origin, and age or disability status. ... In this paper, I concentrate on the experiences of women because even though women can sexually harass men, or there is harassment t hat...

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This may happen during rape when a women is forced to have sex, is physically beaten while sex or is strangled during sex. ... The teen dating violence may range from forced sex, to physical abuse, and emotional abuse. ... They often times are forced to have sex while being held down against their will. ...

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To illustrate, according to N.J.S.A 30:13-3, "Every nursing home shall have the responsibility for, " (b) providing the spiritual needs and wants of residents by notifying, at a residents request (c) admitting only the number of residents for which it reasonably believes it can it can safely and adequately provide nursing care (d)ensuring that an applicant for admission or a resident is treated without discrimination as to age, race, religion, sex, or national orientation-. ...

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Homelessness Among the Young: Law Enforcement and Runaway Juveniles. Abstract Throughout my paper, I discussed the question of what it means to be homeless. Several characteristics of this heterogeneous population are mentioned, as well as estimates of the group. Why is it that juveniles are...

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Lindenberg, Zijlstra, Winter, Verhulst, and Ormel, (2007) parsed bullying by in a relational sense in three ways: "liking-disliking", peer "acceptance"-"rejection" (cooperative social approval goal reinforcement), and "same-sex"-"cross-sex" bullying. The researchers found that more bullying goes on when bullies dislike their victim, their peers accept their actions, and when boys engage in same-sex bullying. ...

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Sexual abuse, although it includes a constant demand of sex, can also include criticizing the victim in sexual terms, calling the victim names such as "whore" and "frigid", forcing the victim to witness sexual acts with other people, and using threats to back up demands for sex. ... (Pertnoy 552) Victims from both sexes have proved that power and control are indeed the central element of domestic abuse. ...

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The female is, as it were, a mutilated a sort of natural deficiency. It is not appropriate in a female character to be manly or clever. The male is by nature superior and the female inferior." Introduction Domestic violence has been present in our society and an accepted practice of many cultures fo...

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Introduction There are many health risks associated with playing sport, whether young or old. Most people involved in sport, whether participating or organising, are aware of some of the risks such as risk of injury, risk of pressure and stress and most of these are openly recognised by all invol...

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Bullying may seem an insignificant issue when compared to drug abuse or guns being brought into schools. However, what compels students to believe they need to bring a weapon to school? Bullying comes in many shapes and forms. Being the last picked for a team, excluded from a party, pushed in the hallway, or teased are just a few examples of bullying. Parents, teachers, and students hear it, see it, but how to intervene and prevent bullying is the big question. ...

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The problem of battered women has only come into the limelight in the past few years, its progression toward public awareness paralleling the growth of the women's movement. Historically, there has never been any public outcry against the brutality of battered women. But now we are learning the problem is far more pervasive and terrible than it was ever thought to be and that the myths which had previously rationalized why such violence occurred between men and women who supposedly loved each other are untrue. Every minute in the United States, four women are beaten by a significant ...

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woman abuse Male domination and patriarchy have been under challenge by feminists and the women's movement in recent decades. The economic, social and political subjection of women around the world, the violence brought against them and their confinement to the domestic sphere have been analyzed and denounced in academic studies. Most people want to build a new society where gender is not the central factor discriminating between individuals, who should be free to choose the life styles that suit them. Men have, in general, been socialized to hide their innermost thoughts and feelin...

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woman abuse Male domination and patriarchy have been under challenge by feminists and the women's movement in recent decades. The economic, social and political subjection of women around the world, the violence brought against them and their confinement to the domestic sphere have been analyzed and denounced in academic studies. Most people want to build a new society where gender is not the central factor discriminating between individuals, who should be free to choose the life styles that suit them. Men have, in general, been socialized to hide their innermost thoughts and feelin...

• Word Count: 3590
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate