Research outputs
Selected research outputs
- The destabilising effect of feminist, queer-inclusion and therapeutic counter-discourse: A feminist poststructuralist account of change in men's friendships (Journal article - 2023)
- Destabilising Masculinism, Men’s Friendships and Social Change (Book - 2024)
2025
Understanding the Mediating Effect of Child Abuse and Poor Mental Health on the Use of Adolescent Family Violence: Findings From an Australian Study
Ralph, B., Roberts, S., Lukamto, W., Fitz-Gibbon, K., & Meyer, S. (2025). Understanding the Mediating Effect of Child Abuse and Poor Mental Health on the Use of Adolescent Family Violence: Findings From an Australian Study. BRITISH JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY, 76(5), 1087-1099. doi:10.1111/1468-4446.70022
Understanding Participant (Dis)Engagement From Domestic Violence Perpetrator Group Programs: A Review and Qualitative Synthesis
Understanding Participant (Dis)Engagement From Domestic Violence Perpetrator Group Programs: A Review and Qualitative Synthesis
Ralph, B., Helps, N., McGowan, J., & Fitz-Gibbon, K. (2025). Understanding Participant (Dis)Engagement From Domestic Violence Perpetrator Group Programs: A Review and Qualitative Synthesis. TRAUMA VIOLENCE & ABUSE, 21 pages. doi:10.1177/15248380251381824
Understanding the Mediating Effect of Child Abuse and Poor Mental Health on the Use of Adolescent Family Violence: Findings From an Australian Study
2024
Drinking as affective labour: A discussion of Australian men working in hospitality and corporate workplaces.
Ralph, B., Duncan, T., Roberts, S., Savic, M., Robards, B., & Elliott, K. (2024). Drinking as affective labour: A discussion of Australian men working in hospitality and corporate workplaces.. Sociology of health & illness. doi:10.1111/1467-9566.13792
Making Sense of Increasing Physical Touch in Australian Men’s Friendships
Ralph, B., & Roberts, S. (2024). Making Sense of Increasing Physical Touch in Australian Men’s Friendships A Feminist Poststructuralist Dialogue with Inclusive Masculinity Theory. Journal of Bodies Sexualities and Masculinities, 5(2), 9-33. doi:10.3167/jbsm.2024.01OF10
Engaging in Change: A Victorian study of perpetrator program attrition and participant engagement in men’s behaviour change programs
Fitz-Gibbon, K., McGowan, J., Helps, N., & Ralph, B. (2024). Engaging in Change: A Victorian study of perpetrator program attrition and participant engagement in men’s behaviour change programs.
Destabilising Masculinism, Men’s Friendships and Social Change
Ralph, B. (2023). Destabilising Masculinism, Men’s Friendships and Social Change. Springer Nature. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-39535-2
Conceptualising (and complicating) gender
Ralph, B., Roberts, S., Kaufman, G., & Stambolis-Ruhstorfer, M. (2024). Conceptualising (and complicating) gender. In Research Handbook on the Sociology of Gender (pp. 15-30). doi:10.4337/9781802206692.00007
Research Handbook on the Sociology of Gender
Kaufman, G., Stambolis-Ruhstorfer, M., Roberts, S., & Ralph, B. (2024). Research Handbook on the Sociology of Gender. doi:10.4337/9781802206692
Research methods for studying gender
Kaufman, G., Roberts, S., Stambolis-Ruhstorfer, M., & Ralph, B. (2024). Research methods for studying gender. In Research Handbook on the Sociology of Gender (pp. 31-50). doi:10.4337/9781802206692.00008
The stakes and history of the sociology of gender
Stambolis-Ruhstorfer, M., Kaufman, G., Ralph, B., & Roberts, S. (2024). The stakes and history of the sociology of gender. In Research Handbook on the Sociology of Gender (pp. 2-14). doi:10.4337/9781802206692.00006
2023
The destabilising effect of feminist, queer-inclusion and therapeutic counter-discourse: A feminist poststructuralist account of change in men's friendships
Ralph, B. (2024). The destabilising effect of feminist, queer-inclusion and therapeutic counter-discourse: A feminist poststructuralist account of change in men's friendships. JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY, 60(2), 346-363. doi:10.1177/14407833231162637
"Looking After Yourself Is Self-Respect": The Limits and Possibilities of Men's Care on a Night Out
Duncan, T., Roberts, S., Elliott, K., Ralph, B., Savic, M., & Robards, B. (2023). "Looking After Yourself Is Self-Respect": The Limits and Possibilities of Men's Care on a Night Out. CONTEMPORARY DRUG PROBLEMS, 49(1), 46-63. doi:10.1177/00914509211057294
2022
Evaluating the VicHealth ‘Healthier Masculinities Partnership Grants’: The Human Code – Beyond Gender Expectations in the Macedon Ranges
Ralph, B., Roberts, S., Stewart, R., & Elliott, K. (2022). Evaluating the VicHealth ‘Healthier Masculinities Partnership Grants’: The Human Code – Beyond Gender Expectations in the Macedon Ranges.
Evaluating the VicHealth ‘Healthier Masculinities Partnership Grants’: Mornington Peninsula Communities Creating Change
Ralph, B., Roberts, S., Stewart, R., & Elliott, K. (2022). Evaluating the VicHealth ‘Healthier Masculinities Partnership Grants’: Mornington Peninsula Communities Creating Change.
Understanding autonomy and relationality in men's lives
Elliott, K., Roberts, S., Ralph, B., Robards, B., & Savic, M. (2022). Understanding autonomy and relationality in men's lives. BRITISH JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY, 73(3), 571-586. doi:10.1111/1468-4446.12947
Evaluating programs aimed at gender transformative work with men and boys: a multi-cohort, cross-sector investigation
Elliott, K., Roberts, S., Ralph, B., Stewart, R., Walker, J., & O'Brien, K. (2022). Evaluating programs aimed at gender transformative work with men and boys: a multi-cohort, cross-sector investigation.
2021
Absences, presences and unintended consequences in debates about masculinities and social change: a reply to Christofidou
Roberts, S., Elliott, K., & Ralph, B. (2021). Absences, presences and unintended consequences in debates about masculinities and social change: a reply to Christofidou. NORMA, 16(3), 190-199. doi:10.1080/18902138.2021.1965791
Navigating the Tensions of Normative Masculinity: Homosocial Dynamics in Australian Young Men's Discussions of Sexting Practices
Roberts, S., Ravn, S., Maloney, M., & Ralph, B. (2021). Navigating the Tensions of Normative Masculinity: Homosocial Dynamics in Australian Young Men's Discussions of Sexting Practices. CULTURAL SOCIOLOGY, 15(1), 22-43. doi:10.1177/1749975520925358
2020
Masculinity
Roberts, S., & Ralph, B. (n.d.). Masculinity. (pp. 1-4). Wiley. doi:10.1002/9781405165518.wbeos1665
Masculinities and health scoping review: a report prepared for VicHealth
Ralph, B., Stewart, R., Bartlett, T., & Roberts, S. (2020). Masculinities and health scoping review: a report prepared for VicHealth.
One Small Step for Man: Change and Continuity in Perceptions and Enactments of Homosocial Intimacy among Young Australian Men
Ralph, B., & Roberts, S. (2020). One Small Step for Man: Change and Continuity in Perceptions and Enactments of Homosocial Intimacy among Young Australian Men. MEN AND MASCULINITIES, 23(1), 83-103. doi:10.1177/1097184X18777776
Theories of Men and Masculinity, and Their Ability to Account for Positive Change
Ralph, B., & Roberts, S. (2020). Theories of Men and Masculinity, and Their Ability to Account for Positive Change. In PALGRAVE HANDBOOK OF MASCULINITY AND SPORT (pp. 19-38). doi:10.1007/978-3-030-19799-5_2
2019
Exploring men's risky drinking cultures (for VicHealth)
Ralph, B., Roberts, S., Elliott, K., Robards, B., & Savic, M. (2019). Exploring men's risky drinking cultures (for VicHealth).
2018
Book Review: Masculinity and Aspiration in the Era of Neoliberal Education
Ralph, B. (2018). Book Review: Masculinity and Aspiration in the Era of Neoliberal Education. Sociological Research Online, 23(1), 282-283. doi:10.1177/1360780417743770