Part of the "Key Concepts" series, this title offers 1,500 word expositions of 50 topics central to the field. It gives an account of gender studies - what it is and how it originated. Each of the concepts includes: a concise definition; illustrations of how the concept has been applied within the field; and, examples which for re-evaluation.

The level of detail offered encourages understanding of gender studies without sacrificing depth detail and critical evaluation essential to convey the complexity of the issues dealt with. As such, the book appeals both to undergraduate and postgraduate students across a range of social science disciplines. "50 Key Concepts in Gender Studies" gives testimony to the health of gender studies and related disciplines and looks forward to an ever-shifting dynamic of debates and ideas.

Introduction - Imelda Wehelhan and Jane Pilcher

Everywhere and Somewhere: Gender Studies, Feminist Perspectives and Interdisciplinarity Androcentrism Backlash Body Citizenship Class Consciousness Raising Cyborg Dichotomy Difference Domestic Division of Labour Double Standard Equality Essentialism The Family Feminisms First Wave Feminism Gender Gendered Gender Order Gender Segregation Heterosexism Identity Politics//The Politics of Identity Ideology Lesbian Continuum Masculinity//Masculinities Men's Movements//Men's Studies (The) Other Patriarchy Pornography Post-Colonial Theory Post-Feminism Postmodernism Post-Structuralism Power Psychoanalytic Feminism Public//Private Queer Theory Race//Ethnicity Representation Reproductive Technologies Second Wave Feminism Separatism Sexual Contract Sexuality Socialisation Standpoint Stereotype Third Wave Feminism Violence Women's Studies