Manhood : The facts of life presented to men by Clement Wood
Manhood by Clement Wood is a sex-education guide for men written in the early 20th century. It explains male adolescence and sexuality, the varieties of love and mating, and the ethical, social, and health responsibilities that surround them. The book begins with the physical and emotional changes of adolescence and argues for frank, science-based sex education at home and in schools. It traces the evolution of love from natural to romantic to
conjugal forms, adds a psychoanalytic lens (auto-eroticism, homosexuality, heterosexuality), and urges movement toward greater equality between women and men in choosing mates and setting a single moral standard. It advises thoughtful mate selection, continued courtship in marriage, and links love with responsibility for children, discussing eugenics and birth control as social questions. It treats love as an art requiring patience and mutual consideration, warns against early and excessive indulgence, and details the real dangers of venereal diseases. The closing chapters redefine chastity as wise selection rather than abstinence, envision freer but responsible forms of union and fairer divorce, call for better homes and childrearing, and end with a practical ideal of personal purity: physical fitness, informed minds, and humane, mutually respectful love. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Wood, Clement, 1888-1950 |
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| Editor | Haldeman-Julius, E. (Emanuel), 1888-1951 |
| Title | Manhood : The facts of life presented to men |
| Original Publication | Girard: Haldeman-Julius Company, 1924. |
| Series Title | Little blue book ; no. 91 |
| Credits | Tim Miller, chenzw, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | HQ: Social sciences: The family, Marriage, Sex and Gender |
| Subject | Sex instruction for men |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 77903 |
| Release Date | Feb 10, 2026 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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