ABSTRACT
Introduction Characteristics of Victimized People Response Patterns of Victimized People Environmental and Contextual Factors Affecting the Responses of
Victimized People
Perpetrator Characteristics Demographics Character Traits Sexual Harassment and Gender Discrimination Typologies Perpetrator Harassment Typologies for Academia Perpetrator Harassment Typologies Based on the Perspectives of
Victimized People
Perpetrator Harassment Typologies Based on Psychological Function
Perpetrator Discrimination Typologies for Key Decision Makers Contextual Factors Affecting Perpetrators The Polarizing Dynamics of Sex Discrimination Special Victim-Perpetrator Groups Same-Sex Harassment and Discrimination of Women Same~Sex Harassment and Discrimination of Men Harassment of Men by Women Sex Discrimination Involving Cultural and Ethnic Minority
Groups
Secondary Victims of ‘Harassment and Discrimination Summary
INTRODUCTION
The psychological consequences of sexual harassment and gender discrimination are the result of a complex series of interactions between the victimized person, the perpetrator(s), the victim’s associates and supervisors at work, and the significant people in his or her personal life. If the victimized person is male, gay, or a member of a cultural or ethnic minority, these dynamics may take on special characteristics. This chapter will examine what is known about the nature of these interactions in the context of what is clinically relevant.
