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Religious Harassment and Bullying in the Workplace

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Dignity and Inclusion at Work

Part of the book series: Handbooks of Workplace Bullying, Emotional Abuse and Harassment ((HWBEAH,volume 3))

Abstract

Globally, religious harassment and bullying in the workplace are on the rise. In this chapter, how and why religious bullying is similar to, yet distinct from, other forms of harassment is described. Relative to other social identities, religious identities may be viewed as controllable and disruptive which can lead to higher levels of harassment. Religious bullying may be seen as more acceptable and also may take on forms not prototypical of other types of workplace bullying (e.g. exoticization, assumptions of homogeneity, imposition of beliefs). Based on this, how the broader literature on individual- and organizational-level interventions to reduce discrimination and harassment might inform efforts to curtail religious bullying at work is discussed.

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Ryan, A.M., Gardner, D.M. (2021). Religious Harassment and Bullying in the Workplace. In: D'Cruz, P., Noronha, E., Caponecchia, C., Escartín, J., Salin, D., Tuckey, M.R. (eds) Dignity and Inclusion at Work. Handbooks of Workplace Bullying, Emotional Abuse and Harassment, vol 3. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0218-3_16

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