ERIC Number: EJ1227121
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
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Do Schools Normalise Sexual Harassment? An Analysis of a Legal Case Regarding Sexual Harassment in a Swedish High School
Gillander Gådin, Katja; Stein, Nan
Gender and Education, v31 n7 p920-937 2019
Sexual harassment has become so frequent and ubiquitous in schools that these behaviours have become normalised and expected. In order to prevent the re-enactment and perpetuation of this problem, it is important to explore processes that contribute to its existence. A high school sexual harassment lawsuit in Sweden is used as a case study to illustrate ways that might explain how sexual harassment is normalised at the organisational level. A thematic analysis has been used to identify themes and subthemes. The results show a multi-layered web of factors and practices related to sexual harassment at the organisational level in the school. In order to change a school's culture from one where sexual harassment is normalised, multiple needs must be addressed: organisational weaknesses must be strengthened; adults enact their responsibility to change the situation; and awareness of the relationship between sexual harassment, gender, and power needs to be increased.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sexual Harassment, High School Students, High Schools, School Culture, Power Structure, Gender Issues, Adolescents, School Safety, Violence, Victims, School Role, Court Litigation, Legal Responsibility
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Sweden
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