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DEOMI
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13
Civics
Undergraduate 1
07/25/2013

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Term
What best defines a form of sex discrimination that involves unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature occurring or impacting the workplace? 
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Sexual harassment
Term
  1. What type of sexual harassment is described when submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of a person's job, pay, or career? 

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Qui pro quo
Term
  1. What can occur when Service members or civilians are subjected to offensive, unwanted, unsolicited comments and behaviors of a sexual nature 

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Hostile environment
Term
  1. When victims of sexual harassment experience decreased self confidence, anxiety, or difficulties with trust, what type of effects have transpired 

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Individual effects
Term
  1. What term describes a sexual harassment victim’s coping strategy of pretending that the situation did not happen? 

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Denial
Term
  1. Which coping strategy involves offering excuses for the harasser or interpreting the behavior as flattering? 

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Relabeling
Term
  1. What type of sexual harassment prevention strategy (proactive or reactive) is addressing and stopping existing sexist or other behaviors of a sexual nature that may create an atmosphere conducive to sexual harassment? 

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Proactive
Term
  1. What is defined as intentional sexual contact characterized by the use of force, threats, intimidation, or abuse of authority or when the victim does not or cannot consent? 

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Sexual assault
Term
  1. What strategy takes a broad community approach that emphasizes all personnel, at all levels, are responsible for ending sexual assault? 

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DoDs sexual assault prevention strategy
Term
  1. What is the Department of Defense’s single point of authority, accountability, and oversight for all sexual assault policy matters and reports to the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness? 

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SAPRO Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office
Term
  1. If the Armed Forces are comprised of 85% males and 15% females, why are the majority of sexual assault cases comprised of female victims? 

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Victim blaming power and control/myths
Term
  1. What type of report takes place in situations where a victim wants to participate in the military justice process? 

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Unrestricted
Term
What are the characteristics of a Restricted Report?
Definition
 The victim receives appropriate medical treatment, advocacy and counseling
 Provides personal space and time to consider the victims’ options and to begin the
healing process
 Empowers the victim to seek relevant information and support to make more informed decisions about participating in the criminal investigation
 Victim can control the release and management of personal information
 Victim can decide whether and when to move forward with initiating an investigation
 Victim can change to an unrestricted report at any time
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