Sexual understanding before marriage /

Miles, Herbert Jackson, 1907-,

Sexual understanding before marriage / [print] Herbert J. Miles ; introduction by Paul Popenoe. - Grand Rapids, Michigan : Zondervan, (c)1971. - 222 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.



Some honest questions youth are asking about sex -- Understanding your parents and your present ideas about sex -- Reproductive and sexual organs -- Why society objects to premarital sex relations -- Necking, petting, and "making out" on social dates and during courtship -- Some questions about sex examined -- Other pertinent questions about sex discussed -- How to control sex until marriage -- A program of sexual control for young men : a study of masturbation -- A healthy sexual identity for young women : a distinction between reproduction and sexuality and a study of female masturbation -- Dealing with past sexual sins -- Some practical Christian guidelines for sexual control from puberty until marriage -- Appendixes. The biblical case for premarital chastity -- Hebrew-Christian ontology as related to sex morals -- Some suggestions to churches on sex education -- A selected bibliography.

This is not just another "why wait until marriage" lecture book, but a dynamic attempt to grapple with the practical sexual quandaries of young singles. It clearly defines the issues. Sexual Understanding Before Marriage is a practical, forthright analysis of the young adult and the sexual pressures he faces, but more importantly, here are realistic, believable, helpful suggestions for discussion and solution of these problems. This is a frank, honest discussion of an explosive subject designed to enlighten young adults as to their sexuality and illumine the issues for those who counsel them. - Back cover.



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Sex instruction for youth.

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