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Study Guide – Exam 2Management 3240 – Spring 20121.Understand how Hostile Environment Sexual Harassment is defined as well as its discussed components.Type 2- Hostile Environment Sexual Harassment = when unwelcome sexual conduct interferes with aperson performance/ creates a hostile working environment under any circumstance of the harassment. From employers to clients can create a hostile work environment. EX. sexual favors, offensive language, repeated sexual favors….Type 1 -QUID PRO QUO SEXUAL HARASSMENT = when someone submission to or rejection of sexual advances or conduct of sexual nature is used as a decision maker in employment decision.2.Know the statistics with respect to the percentage of women harassed and “Who is doing the harassing”.--------women are 9 x more likely than men to quit jobs, -------- 5 x more likely to transfer, ---------and 3 x more likely to lose jobs, because of Sexual Harra.-1/6 of workers were harra. last year-OF THOSE HARASSED---- 19% were female attorney, 77% female family physicians.43% by supervisors27%by an employee senior to them19%coworker at their level8%by a junior employee3.What should you do if faced with sexual harassment? Simply know the list, not all of the particulars.-don’t blame yourself-object , making it clear the behavior is unwelcome-keep a log to record each event of sexual harassment from time, behavior what was said to the witnesses-don’t stay quiet.-talk about it among co-workers-contact union steward-take formal action- insist the solution does not adversely affect you. Like sending you away to somewhere worse.4.Problems with Love Contracts discussed in the article include what? http://www.forbes.com/sites/jennagoudreau/2012/02/14/would-you-sign-love-contract-with-employer-workplace-romance/print/- One may claim that they felt coerced into signing it in the first place or that it doesn’t protect against future occurrences, if lets say the relationship goes sour.5.Understand the trends as related to sexual harassment claims in the US. What has influenced the way that these activities have been interpreted in recent years? Accurate – misleading? --Sexual harassment claims are down, but the stats are misleading. More cases are being privately arbitrated. because requiring new hires to agree to arbitrate complaints, including sexual harassment, as a condition of getting a job.http://www.businessweek.com/printer/magazine/the-silencing-of-sexual-harassment-11172011.html6.Who is doing the attacking at work? What are the statistics?43% by supervisors27%by an employee senior to them19%coworker at their level8%by a junior employee7.Understand the chart that indicates violence in selected metropolitan areas? -homicides as a percentageKnow the top five cities and their associated percent of fatal occupational injuries.-1. Washington dc 26%, 2. Atlanta25% , 3. New York24% ,4 LA23% 5 houston 20% How does this compare to the number for the country as a whole? The unites states as a whole is on the low 12 %8.Be able to discuss the FBI’s classifications of violence.-type 1 .violence in connection to robbery and othe criminal acts-type 2. Customer/client/patient-related violence-type 3.violence between coworkers-type 4. Domestic violence spilling over to the workplace9.Have a general awareness of the risk factors associated with violence.Such as contact with public, exchange of money, working late at night or early morning, working in high crime areas, drunk/stoned^^doubtful^^ people10.What obvious things can companies do to control violence? -hire better, more background people-zero tolerance for violence-no weapons on the premises-drug and alcohol checks-psych test during employment11.According to the article, what are the “positives’ of workplace gossip? -The researchers concluded that gossip assists newcomers by helping them determine who wields the greatest power, something that’s often hard to detect from an organisational chart. Other studies show how gossip can build bonds between co-workers and enhance the sharing of information.How is gossip influenced by gender? -men are more likely to gossip about celebrities (hard to believe, yet apparently true), as well as sportsfigures, politicians, and casual acquaintances-Women, on the other hand, are more prone to gossiping about family members and close friends. Butin the workplacehttp://www.smh.com.au/action/printArticle?id=315617212.Moving back home has affected family relationships in what ways? about quarter (25%) say the living arrangement has been bad for their relationship with their parents, while a quarter (24%) say it’s been good and nearly half (48%) say it hasn’t made a difference. 68% young adults living with their parents or moved back in temporarily because of economic conditions say they are very satisfied with their family lifeHow have boomerang kids contributed to the family? The sharing of family finances appears to have benefited some young adults as well as their parents; 48% of boomerang children report that they have paid rent to their parents and 89% say they have helped with household expenses Have men and women contributed equally? 40% of men ages 18 to 34 and 38% of women in the sameage group either live with their parents now or moved back in for a time because of the economy.Understand specifics (see The Economics of Multi-generational….) For this analysis “multi-generational households” include households with: two adult generations (parents and adult children age 25 or older where either generation can be the household head); three generations (parents, adultchildren, grandchildren); skipped generations (grandparents and grandchildren without parents); and more than three generations. http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/files/2012/03/PewSocialTrends-2012-BoomerangGeneration.pdf13.What are the health consequences associated with guilt? health problems such as backaches and headaches and work problems such as inability to concentrate or problem solve and less job satisfaction. You can bet it causes home problems too such as strained relationships.What sterling advice was given in terms of dealing with it? change what it means to have it all, make a commitment to just hang out with your family or spouse, turn off your cell phonewhen you walk in your front doorhttp://worklifebalancingact.blogspot.com/2007/06/got-guilt.html14.Know the story of “a boy named Narcissus”.the son of a god who was soo handsome and


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