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The differences between Harassment and Bullying

We've already mentioned that bullying and harassment often feature together as they are closely linked areas of behaviour, but it's important to note some of the differences between these close topics.

To explain briefly, if you are being harassed this often will include a definite physical behaviour. Harassment is often closely connected to violence of a physical nature and a person's gender, their disability or race and perhaps even a mixture of these.

Bullying behaviour is often made up of many incidents and circumstances and sometimes what can appear to be 'trivial' situations, over longer periods of time. These incidents within the bullying field often include many unjustified and unnecessary acts.

Racial and Sexual Harassment

Within the terms of both sexual and racial harassment, it is generally understood that any behaviour that is included within these areas is often very varied and contrasting indeed.

Sexual Harassment Indications

Sexual harassment is any form of behaviour that is unwanted and is attached or formed from either your gender or your sexual orientation (some examples of this are on the next page).

Within the laws of the UK, there is not one specified law against Harassment of a Sexual nature. Action has often been taken using the different available statutes that form prevention of discrimination; therefore Sexual Harassment, in its direct legal terms is a form of sex discrimination.

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