"An outstanding work. This book is at once an analysis of a
disturbing social practice and a study in legal mobilization. Saguy
gets inside the black box of culture by showing how a piece of
legal culture gets produced, disseminated, and received. Paying
close attention to the discursive possibilities in the legal texts,
the work is grounded in the organizational settings through which
representational struggles are waged, displaying how the laws came
to be as they are. A rich and provocative account that will be the
starting point for future discussions of sexual harassment."--Susan
Silbey, author of "The Common Place of Law: Stories from Everyday
Life
"In this pathbreaking comparative study, Saguy sheds light on a
crucial aspect of the lives of many working women by analyzing the
various frames through which sexual harassment is understood in two
national contexts. While norms against sexual harassment are
growing deeper roots in the American workplace, accusations of
sexual improprieties remain often the object of ridicule in France.
Saguy's explanation of this and other differences goes beyond
traditional culturalist models. The beauty of her analysis is to
capture some of the ways in which sexuality is used to gain power
in the workplace, and the role played by cultural frameworks in
mediating these modalities."--Michele Lamont, co-author of
"Rethinking Comparative Cultural Sociology: Repertoires of
Evaluation in France and the United States
"This sophisticated, yet highly readable and dramatic account
reveals how differently sexual harassment is interpreted in the
laws and social practices in the United States and France. Drawing
on a wide range of research, Saguy reveals howpolitical and
cultural differences in the two societies have implications for
addressing the harm victims face. A must read for sociologists of
organizational behavior and culture, as well as lawyers and the
informed public."--Cynthia Fuchs Epstein, author of "Deceptive
Distinctions: Sex, Gender and the Social Order
"Rooted in rigorous comparative research, "What Is Sexual
Harassment? "answers its own question with no-nonsense lucidity and
cutting intelligence." --Joshua Gamson, author of "Freaks Talk Back
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"This is a remarkable book, both in terms of methodology and
theory. This work will be an indispensable tool for anyone
concerned with defining the concept of sexual harassment. The
comparative approach demonstrates its heuristic importance, as
Saguy shows a remarkable mastery of different social and legal
cultures."--Francoise Gaspard, author of "A Small City in
France
""What is Sexual Harassment? offers an original examination of
the variable, much contested meanings of sexual harassment in both
the United States and France. Saguy not only explains how divergent
legal understandings have reflected the quite different cultural
traditions and social structures in each of these two nations, but
she also addresses how reaction to American media representations
of sexual harassment reinforced the development of unique legal
constructions in France. This is a highly interesting, innovative,
and important study that advances our understanding about how
socio-legal meaning is produced, reproduced, and
transformed."--Michael McCann, author of "Rights at Work: Pay
Equity Reform and the Politics of Legal Mobilization
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