Deck 35: Sexual Harassment in Public Places Margaret Crouch

Question 1

According to Crouch, most discussions about sexual harassment focus on

A) sexual harassment in public places.
B) how sexual harassment should be legally defined.
C) sexual harassment in the workplace and/or academia.
D) how to formulate anti-harassment policies.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Crouch claims that the function and effect of all sexual harassment is to

A) make women unsafe.
B) maintain women's subordinate position in society.
C) undermine women's self-confidence.
D) objectify women.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Sexual harassment, according to Crouch's argument, centrally involves a constraint on women's

A) freedom of movement.
B) economic opportunities.
C) opportunities for self-expression.
D) All of the above

Answer 3

A

Question 4

According to Crouch, most material written on workplace and academic sexual harassment focuses on

A) legal technicalities like employer liability.
B) prevention strategies.
C) education and sensitivity training.
D) victim support.

Question 5

According to Crouch, public harassment is a breach of _______ that is the norm in public space.

A) public decorum
B) common decency
C) civic inattention
D) All of the above

Question 6

In the case of public harassment, the harasser is usually

A) someone the victim knows well.
B) a co-worker.
C) a stranger.
D) someone in a position of power.

Question 7

Crouch claims that many current legal remedies to public harassment are not ideal because

A) they reinforce traditional views of women.
B) they fail to recognize harassment as a restriction of women's freedom.
C) they are grounded in an ideology of gender inequality.
D) All of the above

Question 8

According to traditional views of gender, men harass women

A) to assert their dominance.
B) to experience a sense of power.
C) when women violate a norm of gendered behavior.
D) for sexual gratification.

Question 9

Crouch suggests _______ as a possible legal means of confronting public harassment.

A) imposing fines on harassers
B) extending the Violence Against Women Act to cover public sex discrimination
C) creating women-only modes of public transportation
D) All of the above

Question 10

Public harassment, according to Crouch, is difficult to prosecute because

A) the harasser is often anonymous.
B) women are often afraid to come forward.
C) law enforcement does not always take reports of harassment seriously.
D) All of the above

Question 11

Crouch argues that most writing on sexual harassment has been too narrow in its focus.

Question 12

In cases of public harassment, the harasser usually backs down when confronted.

Question 13

According to Crouch, women in traditional cultures are more likely to blame themselves for being harassed than women in more modern cultures.

Question 14

Crouch argues that public harassment prevents women from having equal access to public goods.

Question 15

Crouch argues that many anti-harassment laws do not empower women, but rather further entrench their unequal status.

Question 16

Crouch claims that sexual harassment represents a constraint on women's freedom of movement. What is Crouch's argument for this claim? Is Crouch's argument convincing? Why or why not?

Question 17

Crouch argues that sexual harassment must be understood more broadly than simply workplace and academic harassment in order to see its true nature. What is the true nature of sexual harassment according to Crouch? Do you agree with Crouch that an overly narrow conception of sexual harassment has obscured or concealed this nature? Why or why not?

Question 18

Crouch criticizes anti-harassment laws that are rooted in traditional views of gender. Do you find Crouch's criticism convincing? Why or why not?