A law of her own : the reasonable woman as a measure of man / Caroline A. Forell and Donna M. Matthews ; foreword by Barbara Y. Welke.

Contents Locked in and locked out -- The meaning of equality -- Men, women, and sex at work -- How and why different perspectives matter in hostile environment sexual harassment cases -- Gender, race, sexual orientation, and the reasonable woman -- The reasonable woman after Harris v. Forklift Systems -- Stalking and the gendered meaning of reasonable fear -- The continuum of stalking, sexual harassment, and domestic homicide -- Slips in a dangerous game -- "Provoked" intimate homicide -- When battered women kill -- Rape and the use and misuse of the reasonable woman.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 243-254) and index.
LCCN 99006811
ISBN0814726763 (cloth : acid-free paper)

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Joyner General Stacks KF9325 .F67 2000 ✔ Available Place Hold