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Talk, touch, and intolerance: sexual harassment in an overtly sexualized work culture

Based on an ethnographic study of a restaurant called the 'Hungry Cowboy,' I examine how servers make use of sexual ... Show more
Based on an ethnographic study of a restaurant called the 'Hungry Cowboy,' I examine how servers make use of sexual harassment claims within a sexually overt work culture. Focusing on the dynamics of a specific case, I explore how participation in sexual talk and touch provides positive rewards for some workers, operating as a source of craft pride, while laying the groundwork for exclusion of other workers. This study reveals how intersectionality plays out in the day-to-day behaviors and practices that make up workplace cultures, how white workers use a gendered tool to filter racism, the intentional manipulation of workplace culture by workers, and the unintended outcomes of sexual harassment laws.
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Authors: Erickson, Karla A.

Date: 2010

Geographic subjects: United States; North America

Resource type: Book chapter

Series name: Research in the sociology of work

Subjects: Equity; Employment; Gender ... [+] Show more