Scenario A: Antonia and Monique,colleagues Who Are Both Having Problems

question 129

Multiple Choice

Scenario A: Antonia and Monique,colleagues who are both having problems at work,relate their experiences to each other.Antonia speaks of a conversation with her immediate supervisor in which he tells her that if she spends a night with him the next time they take a business trip together,he will recommend her for a promotion.Monique has a different situation.She works in an area of the office where there are few women.Her colleagues consistently make lewd remarks about her body and have shown her pornographic pictures.
-In Scenario A,Monique is a victim of

• A)gender discrimination.
• B)a sexualized workplace.
• C)quid pro quo harassment.
• D)a hostile environment.
• E)the glass ceiling.

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Definitions:

Othering

The process of perceiving or portraying someone or a group as fundamentally different or alien, used to emphasize and justify discrimination or marginalization.

Normalizing

The process of making something into a norm or standard within a society or culture, often involving the minimization of deviance from that standard.

Hegemonizing

The act or process of establishing dominance or leadership, especially by one state or social group over others.

Queer Theory

An interdisciplinary approach that challenges traditional ideas about sexuality and gender, emphasizing the fluidity and socially constructed nature of these concepts.