Physiological changes and relation to self in sex education books for youth. 36-47 Sex education books claim to tell young people the truth about physiological changes and sexuality. Sex educators want to give teens tools for growing into a balanced and happy adulthood. In this article the focus is on the problematisations of the body, sex and self-relationship. It is asked, how the facts of the body are presented in the books and what is the influence of these facts on the level of self-relationship.
Female body is seen as vulnerable and exposed to different physiological and psychological risks.
For this reason the educators view understanding and control of bodily functions as the main features of a stable female personality. Physiological changes in the body can cause major problems on the level of personality development. On the other hand, the male body is seen as an automatic machine which tends to function without man's need to work on it or understand it. His body has its own laws that do not have connections with his mind. The main attention in the sexual education of boys is setting limits for overwhelming masculine drives.