Summary of Peggy Orenstein's Boys & Sex

By IRB Media

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.

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#1 A typical tall, white athlete guy named Cole. He was planning to enter a military academy for college the following fall. His friends were the jock group. He was a feminist.

#2 Don’t even think about asking these kids about their dating lives.

#3 It’s bad for girls, but it’s worse for boys.

#4 In order to be masculine, you must never feel anything.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Oct 8, 2022
• ISBN: 9798350040418

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Contents

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Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

A typical tall, white athlete guy named Cole. He was planning to enter a military academy for college the following fall. His friends were the jock group. He was a feminist.

#2

Don’t even think about asking these kids about their dating lives.

#3

It’s bad for girls, but it’s worse for boys.

#4

In order to be masculine, you must never feel anything.

#5

Don’t ask these kids about dating. He hesitated. I. . -> The need for boys and girls to connect is equal, but from the start, boys are relegated to a more restricted emotional landscape. They are expected to never feel anything.

#6

Boys are not allowed to feel anything, and as a result, they are unable to form healthy relationships.

#7

Boys are not allowed to feel anything, and as a result, they are unable to form healthy relationships.

#8

Boys are not allowed to feel anything, and as a result they are unable to form healthy relationships.

#9

Jock culture (or what