Sex-education / A series of lectures concerning knowledge of sex in its relation to human life

A collection of lectures offers a practical, broad view of sexual instruction, defining sex-education as scientific, ethical, social, and religious teaching that helps young people prepare to meet sexual problems. It surveys specific issues such as personal sex-hygiene, venereal disease, prostitution, illegitimacy, sexual morality and vulgarity, marriage, and eugenics, then addresses how to organize instruction, select teachers, and use books responsibly. Age-tailored guidance ranges from elementary hygiene to adolescent biological facts and moral formation, with separate consideration of concerns for young men and women. The volume closes with critiques of educational approaches and suggestions for advancing a larger program of public instruction.