Whitehead, Tanya
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Audience: Undergraduate. -- Dissertation: Thesis (B. A.). -- Algoma University, 1998. -- Submitted in partial fulfillment of course requirements for PSYC 4105. -- Includes questionnaires. -- Contents: Literature review / Thesis.
In the present study, 47 participants read a scenario describing mild levels (i.e. gender harassment and seductive behaviour as described by Till (1980) of sexually harassing behaviours, in which the defendant's and/or complainant's age was varied (i.e. 25 years, 50 years or no age). Using a 7-point Likert type scale, participants were required to rate the defendant's behaviour on perceptions of harassment, appropriateness and fault. In addition, participants were required to assess the liability of the defendant and to award a monetary reward to the complainant for damages. The results indicated that there was no effect of the age of the defendant and/or complainant on juror perceptions of harassment, appropriateness, fault or in the amounts of momentary damages awarded to the complainant.
