Sexual harassment as [Dys]functional process: A feminist standpoint analysis

Journal of Applied Communication Research

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 372-402

  Dougherty, Debbie S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Feminist standpoint theory; Interpretative research; Sexual harassment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035604067     PISSN: 00909882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00909880128116     Document Type: Article

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