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Peer reviewedFineran, Susan – Social Work, 2002
This article provides a historical and legal framework for defining peer sexual harassment from three perspectives: sex discrimination, mental health, and sexual violence. It also identifies sexism and heterosexism as a major social violence problem in U.S. education and argues that peer sexual harassment is sexual violence with considerable…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Educational Environment, Homophobia, Peer Relationship
