@article{ref1,
title="Sexual harassment of girls in elementary school: a concealed phenomenon within a heterosexual romantic discourse",
journal="Journal of interpersonal violence",
year="2012",
author="Gadin, Katja Gillander",
volume="27",
number="9",
pages="1762-1779",
abstract="The aim of this study was to enhance the understanding of young girls' experiences of peer sexual harassment in elementary school and of normalizing processes of school-related sexualized violence. Six focus group interviews with girls in Grade 1 through 6 were carried out in an elementary school in the northern part of Sweden. A content analyses showed that young girls experienced verbal, nonverbal, and sexual assault behaviors at school. Sexual harassment as a concealed phenomenon and manifest within a romantic discourse were themes found in the analysis. A conclusion is that schools have to acknowledge behaviors related to sexual harassment as a potential problem even in young ages and develop methods to approach the subject also for this age group.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0886-2605",
doi="10.1177/0886260511430387",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260511430387"
}