According to Argos and Shohov (1999:59) explains that any unwelcome sexual advances, demands for sexual favours, or other verbal and physical conduct of a sexual nature may lead to sexual violence when, such a conduct has the aim of unreasonably distracting an individual’s performance at work or creating a work environment that is intolerable. Sexual violence takes place when there is an unwanted behaviour that is related to sex and a certain impact on an employee, specifically when the employee rejects the unwanted behaviour and loses a job or any offer that is related to their job. Furthermore sexual violence involves four behaviours and they are: firstly, the action and it can physical, verbal or visual. Secondly the action must be unwanted
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The principle of this paradigm is to understand rather than make predictions, it is important for researchers to first do a research about sexual violence and get a full understanding of the issue because it is very sensitive which means it cannot be predicted. The main data collection that is used by this paradigm is the qualitative because it uses interviews and observations to understand the research problem better. The literature that was used to inform the research problem was a mixed method which includes both the qualitative and quantitative approaches, where interviews, observations and consultations with the survivors were used to gather the information that was …show more content…
and Weitzman, L., 1988. The incidence and dimensions of sexual harassment in academia and the workplace. Journal of vocational behavior, 32(2), pp.152-175. This journal points out the fact that all females who work outside their homes are more prone to sexual violence. Sexual violence is one of the factors that contributes to a decrease in the female workers performance because it is a tool that is used by those in high positions to exploit them by them. The second journal I would use would be by Fitzgerald, L.F., Gelfand, M.J. and Drasgow, F., 1995. Measuring sexual harassment: Theoretical and psychometric advances. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 17(4), pp.425-445. According to this journal sexual violence is seen as a psychological constructit isthan measured by questionnaires and the feedback is evaluated to check if it is valid and reliable. The third journal would be Fitzgerald, L.F., Drasgow, F., Hulin, C.L., Gelfand, M.J. and Magley, V.J., 1997. Antecedents and consequences of sexual harassment in organizations: a test of an integrated model. Journal of Applied Psychology, 82(4), p.578. In this journal article, sexual violence is explained as a cause of job dissatisfaction for women and it also seen as a cause of psychological and physical problems for them.
The principle of this paradigm is to understand rather than make predictions, it is important for researchers to first do a research about sexual violence and get a full understanding of the issue because it is very sensitive which means it cannot be predicted. The main data collection that is used by this paradigm is the qualitative because it uses interviews and observations to understand the research problem better. The literature that was used to inform the research problem was a mixed method which includes both the qualitative and quantitative approaches, where interviews, observations and consultations with the survivors were used to gather the information that was …show more content…
and Weitzman, L., 1988. The incidence and dimensions of sexual harassment in academia and the workplace. Journal of vocational behavior, 32(2), pp.152-175. This journal points out the fact that all females who work outside their homes are more prone to sexual violence. Sexual violence is one of the factors that contributes to a decrease in the female workers performance because it is a tool that is used by those in high positions to exploit them by them. The second journal I would use would be by Fitzgerald, L.F., Gelfand, M.J. and Drasgow, F., 1995. Measuring sexual harassment: Theoretical and psychometric advances. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 17(4), pp.425-445. According to this journal sexual violence is seen as a psychological constructit isthan measured by questionnaires and the feedback is evaluated to check if it is valid and reliable. The third journal would be Fitzgerald, L.F., Drasgow, F., Hulin, C.L., Gelfand, M.J. and Magley, V.J., 1997. Antecedents and consequences of sexual harassment in organizations: a test of an integrated model. Journal of Applied Psychology, 82(4), p.578. In this journal article, sexual violence is explained as a cause of job dissatisfaction for women and it also seen as a cause of psychological and physical problems for them.