Sexual harassment in the ivory tower

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dc.contributor.authorCarpenter, Cathy L.en
dc.contributor.committeechairCreamer, Donald G.en
dc.contributor.committeememberMuffo, John A.en
dc.contributor.committeememberCross, Landrum L.en
dc.contributor.committeememberShort, Susannaen
dc.contributor.departmentStudent Personnel Services and Counselingen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:44:41Zen
dc.date.adate2009-09-05en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:44:41Zen
dc.date.issued1994-07-07en
dc.date.rdate2009-09-05en
dc.date.sdate2009-09-05en
dc.description.abstractThis exploratory study was conducted to examine the nature and prevalence of sexual harassment on the college campus of Virginia Tech. The purpose was to identify the frequency of occurrence, the type of incidents, the seriousness of the harassment, and the awareness level of students concerning sexual harassment issues. To gain insight into sexual harassment, forty-seven college women from women's organizations were interviewed in five focus groups and asked about sexual harassment issues at Virginia Tech. Literature was used to develop the questions. The data were analyzed using categories formed based on students' responses to interview questions. Findings from this study revealed the presence of sexual harassment on the campus of Virginia Tech, though most of the students had not directly experienced it. Of those with direct experience, the incidents closely paralleled reports in the literature. Though apparently not a wide-spread phenomena on the Virginia Tech campus, students expressed a need for more information, more access to resources for help, and greater campus awareness. These findings may have utility for campus administrators who design information services and institutional response mechanisms to help students cope with this problem.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Artsen
dc.format.extentvi, 47 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-09052009-040704en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-09052009-040704/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/44590en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1994.C377.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 31481641en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectWomen college studentsen
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1994.C377en
dc.subject.lcshSexual harassment in universities and colleges -- Virginia -- Blacksburgen
dc.subject.lcshSexual harassment of women -- Virginia -- Blacksburgen
dc.subject.lcshWomen college students -- Virginia -- Blacksburgen
dc.titleSexual harassment in the ivory toweren
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineStudent Personnel Services and Counselingen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Artsen

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