Sexual Harassment among Women in the Canadian Forces Combat Arms Christian Eddy SOCY 462 Sexual harassment against women in the workplace has long been documented as a pervasive problem. Many studies have demonstrated that women in workplaces where the workforce is primarily male, have greater problems with sexual harassment than women who work in a place where the workforce is female-dominate. The results of these studies also stand true within military organizations, and the Canadian Forces Combat Arms is no exception. With the military being a male-dominated institution, sexual harassment within the military continues to be a problem. A major problem with sexual harassment, however, is that victims don’t always report it for various reasons which we will discuss later in this review.
Using material from Item A and elsewhere, assess the value of the ‘chivalry thesis’ in understanding gender differences in crime. When looking at official statistics it is clear to see that there is a difference in the amount and type of crime that is committed by the two sexes. The chivalry thesis is the idea that the cause for this difference is the experience of women within the criminal justice system (CJS). The thesis argues that women are treated more leniently by criminal justice agents such as the police , magistrates and judges because men are socialised to behave in a ‘chivalrous’ way towards women. There are several differences in the amount of crime that men and women do.
There are a lot of gender differences in patterns of crime, from which gender commit more crime to which crimes each gender commits more of. In this essay I will be giving explanations on why this different patterns in crime for gender happen. Men have a higher crime rate than women but the gap in this crime rate is slowly closing in recent years. Some Sociobiologists have the explanation that it is biological for the reason women are less likely to commit crimes than men. They argue that women have a more natural desire to be caring and this does not correspond to the values of crime, so they are less likely to offend due to them not having the nature to commit the crime.
Mikaela Burdette Personal side of Police The constant stress that police officers face; often result in unstable levels of a chemical called cortical. This instability lowers a police officer's ability to fight off disease, particularly cardiovascular problems. They also may suffer from problems like insomnia and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The study of police culture has traditionally been from sociology and psychology. Police are said to have a “we-they or us-them” worldview.
The Role of Anger and Gender in the Workplace Dinesha Deonarine Hunter College, The City University of New York Abstract In western cultures, it has been conveyed that women tend to be more emotional than men. Due to the stereotype, it has caused a strain on women in the work environment where women as seen to be too emotional if anger or any other emotion is displayed in the work environment. Our aim was to examine reactions of anger and gender shown in professional environments based on status and competence ratings. Our hypothesis was that professional women who express anger in the workplace are significantly accorded lower status and are seen as less competent than professional men who express anger. We showed participants 4 videos, sequentially in balanced order and gave a questionnaire for them to complete.
Research indicates that police officers are immensely affected by their daily experience of human indecency and sometimes pain; that dealing with a distrustful and sometimes cruel and hostile public takes its toll on the law enforcement agents. Moreover, that the shift sometimes changes from the long periods of tediousness, and the ubiquitous dangers that are always part of law enforcement work do breed serious job stress (Biggam, et al., 1997). The pressures of policing and law enforcement situate officers at a high risk for high blood pressure, destructive stress hormones, insomnia, heart problems, possible post-traumatic stress
Be that as it may, implementing creative activities and providing trainings that focus on communication skills and active listening skills, as well as bringing awareness about different types of conflicts can create a better working environment, hence, ultimately decreasing or even ending workplace conflict. American society has come a long way when it comes to prejudice and racism. However, cultural diversity and racism continues to be the dominant cause of conflict in the workplace; it is an underlying issue that unless dealt with destroys workplace morale, communication and relationships. According to the Psychological American Society, “racial diversity tends to create more difficulties for team process as well as performance” (Mannix & Neale, 2005, p. 35). It is apparent in office settings that racism and prejudice are prevalent between people of diverse cultures.
Police Personnel Job Stress is the complexity of their role, the need to exercise Prudent discretion, the threat of using violence and having violence used against the. When you stress as a police officer it can lead to negative attitudes, loss of enthusiasm and commitment to their job. It can even take a toll on their personal life such as health problems, divorces, or even substance abuse problems. When becoming a police officer it can come with good or bad decisions. The good is helping your community stay safe, than there is the bad which is maintaining a social and family relationship.
In fact the potential for gender communication gaps are widest in those organizations where one gender takes up most of the senior executive positions. As the traditional picture changes and both men and women must communicate in teams, manage, and sell to the other gender, their awareness grows. Yet the result is often frustration. In other words, they both experience the problem but don't know where to begin to expand their repertoire of
Reflection Paper 2 Reflecting back on many of the readings, I sensed an underlying fear associated with “doing gender.” At times this fear was associated with going against the cultural gender norm or the fear of not fitting in to one’s own gender stereotype as viewed by others. Seeded within this fear were complex emotions involving the inner desire to challenge cultural norms and stereotypes. Our authors’ state that, “Our behavior in almost all situations is framed within our knowledge of ideal gender” (p 159). As our country becomes culturally diverse, this becomes a problem as not all cultures fit into our values and expectations, especially as related to masculinity and femininity. We have learned to ‘do gender’ throughout our growing lives in school, at home, and through the media.