Peggy Orenstein's Boys and Sex turns the lens from her earlier Girls and Sex to young men, exploring how boys and young men understand sexuality, consent, and intimacy. Orenstein interviewed over 100 young men across the country, finding them navigating between old expectations of conquest and new demands for sensitivity. Many boys she spoke with expressed confusion about what was expected of them and anxiety about getting consent wrong. Orenstein examines how pornography has become de facto sex education, shaping boys' expectations in ways that often leave both them and their partners unsatisfied. She looks at how masculinity is policed in locker rooms and fraternity houses, discouraging emotional vulnerability. Yet she also finds boys hungry for deeper connection and uncertain how to achieve it. Boys and Sex does not demonize young men; Orenstein sees them as products of a culture that has failed to give them useful guidance. She profiles educators working to give boys better scripts. The book is essential for parents of sons, for educators, and for anyone seeking to understand masculinity in transition. Orenstein writes with empathy and insight, offering both diagnosis and hope.