問題詳情
Passage 2 What we are learning about harassment requires recognizing this beast when weencounter it, and more. It requires looking the beast in the eye. We are learning painfully thatsimply having laws against harassment on the books is not enough. The law, as it wasconceived, was to provide a shield of protection for us. Yet that shield is failing us: Manyfear reporting, others feel it would do no good. The result is that less than 5 percent ofwomen victims file claims of harassment. Moreover, the law focuses on quid pro quo, but arecent New York Times article quoting psychologist Dr. Louise Fitzgerald says that thismakes up considerably less than 5 percent of the cases. The law needs to be more responsiveto the reality of our experiences. As we are learning, enforcing the law alone won’tterminate the problem. What we are seeking is equality of treatment in the workplace.Equality requires an expansion of our attitudes toward workers. Sexual harassment deniesour treatment as equals and replaces it with treatment of women as objects of ego or powergratification. Dr. John Gottman, a psychologist at the University of Washington, notes thatsexual harassment is more about fear than about sex. Harassment exists in terribly harsh,ugly, demeaning and even debilitating ways. Many believe it is criminal and should bepunished as such. It is a form of violence against women as well as a form of economiccoercion, and our experiences suggest that it won’t just go away.
【題組】36. What is the “beast” that the author refers to throughout the passage?
(A) an animal
(B) males
(C) sexual harassment
(D) treatment
(E) the law
參考答案
答案：C
難度：簡單0.818182
統計：A(0),B(0),C(9),D(2),E(0)
用户評論
【Gary】評論
sexual harassment 性騷擾
【jfe】評論
第８ 行 提及的quid pro quo 對價的交換物、條件性騷擾常為權力濫用的結果，比如老闆請員工參加酒宴，答應就有好處(升遷)，否之則封殺或遭殃。