"Examines the minute, seemingly inconsequential violations of
public civility that often occur in encounters between strangers in
contemporary American society. Drawing on a wealth of observations
and interviews, Gardner insightfully and sensitively examines the
structure and processes of "public harassment which women and
others regularly encounter. In so doing. she extends the social
scientific concern with harassment from workplace to public place
encounters, deepening it in the process."--Robert M. Emerson,
University of California, Los Angeles
"A compelling and important book. Every reader will recognize
the humiliations, conflicts, and ambiguous encounters that
constitute public harassment. Gardner provides fresh and telling
insight into seemingly trivial but enormously consequential daily
experiences. She is alert to complex relations between gender and
race, sexual orientation, and disability in the construction of
public encounters. Her articulation of double-binds and everyday
dilemmas has practical payoff for efforts to create a safe and
mutually respectful society."--Barrie Thorne, author of "Gender
Play
"A unique study that will be a paradigm for others. . . . Its
contributions to the sociology of everyday life and to the
understanding of public encounters and harassment are
unparalleled."--Douglas Maynard, University of Indiana,
Bloomington
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