Best-selling author Peggy Orenstein joins us to discuss her new book that explores issues surrounding boys and sexuality. She interviewed boys and young men from all over the U.S. to learn about their attitudes and behaviors regarding male identity, consent, and intimacy.
Guests
Peggy Orenstein, New York Times best-selling author whose books include "Don’t Call Me Princess," "Girls & Sex," "Cinderella Ate My Daughter" and "Waiting for Daisy" as well as "Flux: Women on Sex, Work, Kids, Love and Life in a Half-Changed World" and the classic "SchoolGirls: Young Women, Self-Esteem and the Confidence Gap"
Catherine Buxton, communications manager, Speak About It
Theo Greene (by phone), assistant professor of sociology, Bowdoin College
Gibson Fay-LeBlanc (by phone), writer; teacher; father; executive director, Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance
Resources
- "Boys & Sex: Young Men on Hookups, Love, Porn, Consent, and Navigating the New Masculinity," by Peggy Orenstein
- Maine Boys to Men
- Maine Family Planning Tip Sheet: Answering Student Questions
- Fresh Air: 'Boys & Sex' Reveals That Young Men Feel 'Cut Off From Their Hearts'
- Will We Ever Figure Out How to Talk to Boys About Sex?
- It’s Not That Men Don’t Know What Consent Is
- Online Porn Addiction: What We Know and What We Don’t—A Systematic Review
- Planned Parenthood: Sexual Consent
- Positive aspects of masculinity helps improve boys' attitudes toward relationship violence
- Influence Of New Media On Adolescent Sexual Health: Evidence And Opportunities