Outrage Management in Cases of Sexual Harassment as Revealed in Judicial Decisions

Autor/inn/en	McDonald, Paula; Graham, Tina; Martin, Brian
Titel	Outrage Management in Cases of Sexual Harassment as Revealed in Judicial Decisions
Quelle	In: Psychology of Women Quarterly, 34 (2010) 2, S.165-180 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0361-6843
DOI	10.1111/j.1471-6402.2010.01559.x
Schlagwörter	Judges; Sexual Harassment; Incidence; Foreign Countries; Court Litigation; Prediction; Guidelines; Justice; Decision Making; Victims of Crime; Work Environment; Psychological Patterns; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Judge; Richter; Sexuelle Belästigung; Vorkommen; Ausland; Rechtsstreit; Vorhersage; Richtlinien; Gerechtigkeit; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Victim; Victims; Crime; Opfer; Verbrechen; Arbeitsmilieu; Australien
Abstract	Sexual harassment can be conceptualized as a series of interactions between harassers and targets that either inhibit or increase outrage by third parties. The outrage management model predicts the kinds of actions likely to be used by perpetrators to minimize outrage, predicts the consequences of failing to use these tactics--namely backfire, and recommends countertactics to increase outrage. Using this framework, our archival study examined outrage-management tactics reported as evidence in 23 judicial decisions of sexual harassment cases in Australia. The decisions contained precise, detailed information about the circumstances leading to the claim; the events which transpired in the courtroom, including direct quotations; and the judges' interpretations and findings. We found evidence that harassers minimize outrage by covering up the actions, devaluing the target, reinterpreting the events, using official channels to give an appearance of justice, and intimidating or bribing people involved. Targets can respond using countertactics of exposure, validation, reframing, mobilization of support, and resistance. Although there are limitations to using judicial decisions as a source of information, our study points to the value of studying tactics and the importance to harassers of minimizing outrage from their actions. The findings also highlight that, given the limitations of statutory and organizational protections in reducing the incidence and severity of sexual harassment in the community, individual responses may be effective as part of a multilevel response in reducing the incidence and impact of workplace sexual harassment as a gendered harm. (As Provided).
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