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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Society still glorifies a stereotypical masculinity, and that ideal harms male health.
Chapter 3: Early pornography exposure is reshaping boys’ ideas of pleasure, arousal, and sexual self-esteem.
Chapter 4: Hookup culture cuts off the possibility of emotional closeness.
Chapter 5: For gay, queer, and trans boys, sex and self-expression remain risky and difficult – and that must change.
Chapter 6: A double standard governs how society views the sexual behavior of white and black boys.
Chapter 7: A large number of teenage boys are failing to obtain genuine sexual consent.
Chapter 8: Boys, too, can be sexually at risk and vulnerable.
Chapter 9: Parents and teachers must speak candidly and consistently with boys about sex.
Description
In Boys & Sex (2020), acclaimed journalist Peggy Orenstein asks young men all about their sex lives – and gets the uncensored answers. Drawing on two years of interviews with young men, academics, psychologists, and sex educators, Orenstein offers an unfiltered yet informed perspective on young men’s relationship to sex, from the pleasurable to the problematic.
Who Should Listen
- Parents who are wondering how to give their teen boys “the talk”
- Educators who see firsthand how boys struggle with toxic masculinity
- Adolescent boys navigating the complex landscape of sex and relationships