Matthew Is Mandy's Supervisor

question 14

Multiple Choice

Matthew is Mandy's supervisor. He promises to fire her if she does not engage in sexual activity with him. This type of sexual harassment would be categorized as:

• A) coercion with threat of punishment.
• B) solicitation with promise of reward.
• C) appropriate.
• D) generalized.
• E) positional authority.

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