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Becoming a man : basic information, guidance, and attitudes on sex for boys / William J. Bausch.

By: Bausch, William J.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Mystic, CN : Twenty-Third Publications, 1988 (1997)Description: xiv, 303 p. ; 22 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0896223574.Subject(s): Sex instruction for boys | Sexual ethics for youth | Christian life -- Catholic authorsDDC classification: 306.7
Contents:
Introduction -- Part one: The mystery -- The mystery -- Long live the difference -- The male vocation -- What, me worry? -- Masturbation -- The female vocation -- Communion -- Time out 1 -- Part two: The challenge -- Good feeling, feeling good -- Sex: discharge or symbol? -- The urge to merge -- Self-esteem -- The river's edge -- Time out 2 -- Part three: the questions -- The STDs -- Gay OK? -- Birth control -- Abortion -- Confusion and compassion -- The dark side -- The man I want to be -- Time out 3 -- Part IV: The answers -- Conversations, questions and lines -- Marriage -- Virginity and celibacy -- Eliminating the windows -- A word from our sponsors -- Time out 4.

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Successfully bridges the challenging chasm between gospel values and media models, church teachings, and peer pressure. Offers a balanced and clear approach to sex education and information for young men.

Bibliography: (pages 289-292) and index.

Introduction -- Part one: The mystery -- The mystery -- Long live the difference -- The male vocation -- What, me worry? -- Masturbation -- The female vocation -- Communion -- Time out 1 -- Part two: The challenge -- Good feeling, feeling good -- Sex: discharge or symbol? -- The urge to merge -- Self-esteem -- The river's edge -- Time out 2 -- Part three: the questions -- The STDs -- Gay OK? -- Birth control -- Abortion -- Confusion and compassion -- The dark side -- The man I want to be -- Time out 3 -- Part IV: The answers -- Conversations, questions and lines -- Marriage -- Virginity and celibacy -- Eliminating the windows -- A word from our sponsors -- Time out 4.