The question of how boys become men or how girls become women may seem simple, but the answers can be complex. This new edition draws upon rich examples from research, popular media, and global accounts, to explore how gender is produced, consumed, regulated and performed in young lives today.

ANOOP NAYAK is Professor in Social and Cultural Geography at Newcastle University, UK.

PART I: UNDERSTANDING GENDER: CONCEPTS, THEORY AND ACTION
Introducing Gender
Researching Gender: Towards Global Ethnographies
Young Masculinities in 'Crisis'
Young Femininities and the New Girl Order
Gender in a Global Context
PART II: PERFORMING GENDER: PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND REGULATION
Producing and Regulating Gender
Consuming Gender
Performing Gender
Ending Gender, Undoing Sex.