A Doctor Talks to Boys About Sex - Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged

Sep 29, 2026

Sex education for high-school–age boys presented in clear, non-technical language, with scientifically accurate illustrations drawn from the author’s laboratory. The second revised and enlarged edition responds to changing attitudes toward sex instruction, adding a new chapter and additional illustrations while keeping a friendly, straightforward style. The preface explains why quality guidance is hard to find and emphasizes correct terminology and the biological basis of human reproduction and its everyday implications.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryHealthcare

FormatPDF

Pages120

Reading Time5 h 2 min

AccessFree to download

Attaining Manhood

Preface to the Second Edition

# A Doctor Talks to Boys About Sex ATTAININGMANHOOD Revised and Enlarged Edition By GEORGE W.CORNER,M.D. ## Author of ATTAINING WOMANHOOD Originally prepared for his own boy,the authorwldelyreeommendedbooktoreHeetodeys0pprooc to sex education.In eminently clear and non-technical terms, it makes ideal reading for the growing youth.The straightforwardpresentation of sex facts,with scientifically accurate illustrations fromthe author's laboratory,will appeal to all who are calledupon to guide maturing boys. HARPER-&BROTHERS,PUBLISHERS·ESTABLISHED 1817 8 Price $1.95 ## ATTAINING MANHOOD by George W.Corner,M.D. Thousands of families have foundATTAINING MANHOOD helpfulin answering the questions raised bytheir growing boys.It has provedpopular because it reflects the modernscientific viewpoint expressed in sim-ple,non-technical language. Now the author has prepared thisnew edition in light of the alteredattitudes toward sex education whichhave evolved in the last decade.Thereis a new chapter and several new illus-trations.It retains the same friendlystraightforward style.Well qualifiedto write this book,Dr.Corner is aneminent anatomist and endocrinolo-gist,director of a leading researchlaboratory,chairman of the NationalResearch Council committee for thescientific study of sex problems andis the author of several scientific mon-ographs.ATTAINING MANHOODand the companion volume ATTAIN-ING WOMANHOOD were originallywritten for his own growing children. No.8994 ## ATTAINING MANHOODA Doctor Talks to Boys About Sex By the Same Author ## ATTAINING WOMANHOODA Doctor Talks to Girls About Sex ## AT'TAININGMANHOOD A Doctor Talks to BoysAbout Sex Second Edition,Revised and Enlarged BY GEORGE W.CORNER,M.D. Director,Department of Embryology,Carnegie Institution of Washington HARPER8 BROTHERS New York ATTAINING MANHOOD,SECOND EDITIONCOPYRIGHT,1938,1952,BY PAUL B.HOEBER,INC.PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICAALL RIGHTS IN THIS BOOK ARE RESERVED.NO PART OF THE BOOK MAY BE USED OR REPRODUCEDIN ANY MANNER WHATSOEVER WITHOUT WRITTEN PER-MISSION EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF BRIEF QUOTATIONSEMBODIED IN CRITICAL ARTICLES AND REVIEWS. Library of Congress catalog card number:51-11896 ## PREFA CETO THE SE COND EDITION EVERYBODY IS INTERESTED IN SEX AND WANTS TOknow enough about it to have a healthy un-derstanding of himself and of other peoplein this respect.Unfortunately,however,of allsubjects on which a growing boy wants infor-mation this is the hardest to find out about.People do not talk as much about it (thatis,people who know anything of the subject)as about other subjects of scientific interest,and there are few good books available inwhich the intelligent boy and young man canfind the answers to the questions he naturallyasks. Information can be obtained on every otherimportant branch of science,in books andmagazines which are clear,accurate and prac-tical,on everything from botany to radio con- PREFACE TO SECOND EDITIONstruction.Why not on this subject of specialimportance? I have tried,therefore,to write a bookabout sex suited to the intelligent boy of highschool age.My own son was the first to read itin manuscript form.He and other youngreaders,by giving me their comments and ask-ing questions,have helped me to revise thebook.I hope many new readers will continueto find it instructive and that the scientificfacts set down here will help them to under-stand the biology of human reproduction andits relationship to our lives and problems. A word to my schoolboy readers:The sub-jects discussed in this book are rather com-plicated.Nature,especially human nature,does not always work in the simplest fashion.For this reason,although I have tried to makethe book clear,it has not been possible to dealwith these matters of grown-up importance inthe language of childhood.I have preferred todepend upon the intelligence of my readersby using correct terms when simpler languagewould not be accurate.Technic

FAQs

What is the purpose of this book for boys?

The book is written to give an intelligent boy a healthy understanding of sex, human reproduction, and how biology relates to life and problems.

Why did the author revise and enlarge the edition?

The author prepared the new edition in light of altered attitudes toward sex education over the previous decade, adding a new chapter and several new illustrations.

How does the author explain complicated topics?

The author aims for clarity but uses correct scientific terms when simpler wording would be inaccurate, relying on the reader’s intelligence rather than childlike language.

Sep 29, 2026

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