Virtual English Course

HARASSME Presented by Jos Luis Monterrubio

NT
Balderrama

Teacher
: Mtro. Alejandro Elizarrars Lozano
April 2017
What does the
harassme concept mean?

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to behavior intended
The term commonly refers
to disturb or upset, and, when the term is
used in a legal sense, it refers to behaviors which are
found threatening or disturbing.
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History
t
In 1964, the United States
Congress passed Title VII of the
prohibiting
Civil Rights Act,
discrimination at
work.
The practice of developing
workplace guidelines
prohibiting
harassment was
pioneered in 1969.
In 2006, U.S.A. President George W. Bush signed a law which
prohibited the transmission of annoying messages over the
Internet (aka spamming) without disclosing the
sender's true identity.
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Laws
t
The LAD prohibits
employers from
discriminatin
g in any job-
related action,
including
recruitment,
interviewing, hiring,
promotions,
discharge,
compensation and
the terms,
conditions and
privileges of
employment.
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Countries
t
Canada. In 1984, the Canadian
prohibited
Human Rights Act
sexual harassment in
workplaces under federal
jurisdiction.
United Kingdom. In the UK
there are a number of laws protecting
people from harassment including the
Protection from
Harassment Act 1997, and
the Criminal Justice and
Public Order Act 1994.
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Ambiguity
t
Ambiguity begins with the
fact that some
types of
harassment are, or
appear to be,
unconscious, small,
ephemeral, and non-
actionable.
In some cultures, for For example is that under some
instance, simply stating a versions of Islamic Law merely
political opinion can be insulting Islam is considered to be a
seen as unwarranted and harassment of all believers, and in
Japan insulting any faith is usually
deliberate attempt to considered taboo and has legal
intimidate. sanctions.
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Types
t
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Bullying
t
physical and
Usually
psychological harassing
behavior perpetrated against
by one or
an individual,
more persons, that can
occur
on the playground,
school, in the
workforce or any
other place.
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Psychological
t
This ishumiliating or abusive behavior that
lowers a persons self-esteem or causes them
torment
This can take
. the form of
verbal comments,
actions or
gestures.
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Racial
t The targeting of an
individual because
race or
of their
ethnicity.

The harassment may

words,
include
deeds and
actions that are
specifically designed to
make the target feel
degraded.
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Religious
t
Verbal, psychological or
physical harassments
used against targets because they
practice a
choose to

specific religion.
Religious harassment
can also include
forced and
involuntary
conversions.
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Stalking
t
It involves unwanted and unwelcome,
words, deeds, actions,
gestures, symbols, or
behaviors of a sexual
nature that make the target feel
uncomfortable.
Harassment that can
happen anywhere but
is most common in the
street,
workplace, and
schools.
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Stalking
t
The unauthorized following and
surveillance of an individual, to the extent that the
persons privacy is unacceptable intruded upon, and the
victim fears for their safety.
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Mobbing
t

Violence committed
directly or indirectly by
aloosely
affiliated and
organized group
of individuals to punish
a
or even execute
person for some
alleged offence
without a lawful trial.
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Hazing
t
To
persecute,
harass, or
torture
in a deliberate,
calculated,
planned manner.
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Police
t
Unfair
treatment
conducted
by law
officials
including but not
limited to
excessive
force,
profiling,
threats,
coercion
, and

racial.
Thank
you!
April 2017