Harassment

Harassment is offensive behavior purposely done to a specific person. 

Overview

Such behavior can humiliate, intimidate, and degrade the victim. If someone is harassed repetitively, it is called bullying. Harassment is a kind of specific discrimination towards one individual. It may involve coercion. There are different kinds of harassment, including:

 Bullying
 Cyberbullying
 Sexual harassment
 Religious harassment
 Workplace harassment

There are laws against harassment in many countries, and employers now have a duty to protect employees from harassment.Protection from Harassment Act 1997. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/40 (downloaded 31 Dec 2010)

Related pages
 Instagram
 Persecution
 Abuse of power
 Domestic abuse
 Psychological abuse

References

Category:Abuse
Category:Human behavior
Category:Injustice