ABSTRACT A qualitative exploratory study examined African American 7th graders’ talk about peer sexual harassment (N = 21). A thematic analysis of single-gender discussion groups demonstrated that while students held misconceptions about sexual harassment, they were fluent in the cultural norms that expect boys to push sexual boundaries and girls to enforce them. We propose that feminist theory, which views personal interactions through the lens of power hierarchies, provides a useful explanation of the students’ talk about peer sexual harassment. Our experience points to the value of group work to explore students’ prior knowledge and underlying beliefs about sexual harassment before intervening.

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非裔美国青少年谈论同伴性骚扰的探索性研究：更多支持女权主义理论的效用

摘要 一项定性探索性研究调查了非裔美国人 7 年级学生关于同伴性骚扰的谈话（N = 21）。对单一性别讨论组的专题分析表明，虽然学生对性骚扰有误解，但他们对期望男孩突破性界限而女孩强制执行的文化规范非常了解。我们提出，通过权力等级的视角看待个人互动的女权主义理论为学生谈论同伴性骚扰提供了有用的解释。我们的经验表明，小组工作的价值在于在干预之前探索学生对性骚扰的先验知识和潜在信念。