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 (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.. The British journal of sociology. doi:10.1111/1468-4446.70022
2024
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). Edward Elgar Publishing. doi:10.4337/9781802206692.00007
Research Handbook on the Sociology of Gender
Kaufman, G., Stambolis-Ruhstorfer, M., Roberts, S., & Ralph, B. (Eds.) (2024). Research Handbook on the Sociology of Gender. Edward Elgar Publishing. 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. 31-49). Edward Elgar Publishing. 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). Edward Elgar Publishing. doi:10.4337/9781802206692.00006
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. 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
Ralph, B. (2023). Destabilising Masculinism. Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-39535-2
2023
The destabilising effect of feminist, queer-inclusion and therapeutic counter-discourse: A feminist poststructuralist account of change in men's friendships
Ralph, B. (2023). The destabilising effect of feminist, queer-inclusion and therapeutic counter-discourse: A feminist poststructuralist account of change in men's friendships. JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY. doi:10.1177/14407833231162637
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
“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. (2022). “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
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 The Palgrave Handbook of Masculinity and Sport (pp. 19-38). Springer International Publishing. 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