Harassment
wide range of behaviours of an offensive nature, commonly understood as behavior that demeans, humiliates or intimidates a person, and it is characteristically identified by its unlikelihood in terms of social and moral reasonableness
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Harassment is offensive behavior purposely done to a specific person. This behavior can humiliate, intimidate, and degrade the victim. If someone is harassed repetitively, it is called bullying. Harassment is a kind of specific discrimination towards one individual. It may involve coercion.
There are different kinds of harassment, including:
- Bullying
- Online harassment, also known as cyberbullying
- Sexual harassment
- Religious harassment
- Workplace harassment
There are laws against harassment in many countries, and employers now have a duty to protect employees from harassment.[1]
References
change- ↑ Protection from Harassment Act 1997. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/40 (downloaded 31 Dec 2010)
