What does the process of sexual maturation consist of? Why is the sexual problem treated with so much mystery by the school, the family, and the public opinion as a whole? What do the disturbances, the excitements, the oppressive daydreams, the isolation, and the other symptoms that appear in young people mean? What are the ways out of their sexual problem? Is its solution possible or not within the current social conditions?

These questions are answered by Wilhelm Reich's important book, which was written for youth without any age restrictions. Its purpose is not the usual "explanation" that is an escape from the problem of the sexual relationships of youth, but aims to give young people, according to scientifically based beliefs, specific answers that touch upon the great problem of their sexual maturation.