Details Title: Psychology of Women chap 14 Description: Chap 14 Total Flash Cards: 21 Created: 05/09/2009 16:03:11		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Women's & Gender Studies Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term quid pro quo harassment Definition submission or rejection to harassment forms basis for work related decisions Term hostile environment Definition behavior creates hostile work environment Term Occupational characteristics Definition sexual harassment is more common in male dominated blue collar occupations fields strongly associated with male gender sterotype orgainzational standards for accpetable behavior Term Target characteristics Definition female young and unmarried lesbian women Term Occupational characteristics Definition sexual harassment is more common in male dominated blue collar occupations fields strongly associated with male gender sterotype orgainzational standards for accpetable behavior Term characteristics of offenders Definition negative attitudes toward women hold traditional gender attitudes Term sex-role spillover theory Definition allow gender roles to spill over to workplace and to influence their interactions with female workers-workplaces with unequal concentrations of women to men, me respond to women more as women then workers Term power theory Definition sexual harassment is seen as an abuse of power to gain sexual favors or to reinforce the imbalance in power Term internally focused responses Definition responses that attempt to manage emotions and cognition associated with incidents ex: ignoring situation, blaming self Term externally focused responses Definition responses that attempt to solve problems, avoiding harasser, asking them to sotp Term child sexual abuse Definition 20% girls and 5% boys maj of cases involve male predator and female victim more likely to: depression PTSD low self esteem behavioral and school problems Term rape myths Definition false beliefs about rape that are widely held and that serve to justify male sexual aggression against women Term Rape Definition thought to be a major unreported crime only 20% of stranger rapes are reported 2% of date rapes reported only 40% of victims define as rape -less likely to define as rape if perp is known, drugs or alcohol is involved, or verbally coerced Term marital rape Definition 8-14% of married woman happen more frequently in women Term Koss Definition young adolescent boys- 25% believ it's okay for a man to force sex on a woman if he has spent money on her ($7) Term Domestic violence Definition doesn't show up right away happens in context women are embarrassed 2.5 million women are victims 3% severally beaten 16% yearly 28% lifetime 42% of women in shelters violence is happening recently Term Batterers Definition grow up with violence alcohol involved high levels of anger/hostility low self esteem Term victims Definition 50% of emergency room visits high rates of PTSD/depression/anxiety why do they stay? hope it will change doesn't have freedom/no finances scared that he will come after them worried about kids Term Jacobson and Gottman Definition longitudinal study about domestic violence 2 types of batterers Pitbulls-80% slow to aggreviate, but once grabbed on, hard to let go, physiologically showed anger, fear of isolation Cobra 20%-violent, dangerous manipulative, more likely to use weapon, physiologically showed calm Term Cycle of abuse Definition Lenore Walker Tension Building Battery Reconciliation Term elder abuse Definition physical, psychological, finacial, or neglectful acts that harm the health or welfare of an older adult and that occur in a relationship of trust 4% of older adults experience severe to moderate abuse a year there is often fear of not being believed, and may want to protect the abuser typical victim is woman over 75 living alone