Ashford SOC 402 Week 3 DQ 2 Sexual Harassment

Here are several events that happen in the workplace. Do you believe they fall under the definition of sexual harassment? If so, why? If not, why not?

• Jane willingly dated a co-worker for the last 3 years. Now, she has met someone else and does not want to continue the relationship with the co-worker. The co-worker does not want to end the relationship and is posting negative things about her on Facebook.
• Linda offers sexual favors to her professor in order to get a passing grade. The professor agrees, and Linda receives a passing grade.
• Mary, a supervisor, asks her male employee, Stan, to join her for dinner so they have will some quiet time away from the office to go over his performance evaluation.
• Bob, a supervisor, makes comments about on a regular basis to his secretary, Susan, about how she is dressed for the day.
• A customer in a restaurant grabs the rear end of a waitress. She complains about the customer to the manager, who says, “Ignore it, you’ll probably get bigger tip.”
• Don posts pictures of scantily clothed women on his office walls.