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Risman on Adultery Versus Harassment in the Political Scene

Sociology Professor Barbara Risman wrote a guest column for CNN questioning the reasoning behind  why claims of an affair can do even more damage than harassment in politics; she uses the case of Herman Cain, whose Republican nomination hopes are now tenuous due to allegations of an affair.