Dr Andrew Singleton - Researcher Profile

Biography

Dr Andrew Singleton is a Senior Lecturer in the Sociology department at Monash University. Andrew has a BA (Honours) and PhD, both from Monash. His research interests are in the areas of the sociology of religion (secularization, youth religion and spirituality, personal belief, alternative religions) and gender studies (men and masculinity).

Qualifications

PHD

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2000

BACHELOR OF ARTS (HONS)

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 1994

Publications

Books

Mason, M., Singleton, A., Webber, R., 2007, The Spirit of Generation Y: Young People's Spirituality in a Changing Australia, John Garratt Publishing, Mulgrave Vic Australia.

Book Chapters

Singleton, A., 2011, Religion and spirituality, in Public Sociology: An Introduction to Australian Society, eds John Germov and Marilyn Poole, Allen & Unwin, Crows Nest, NSW, Australia, pp. 290-306.

Singleton, A., 2011, The rise and fall of the Pentecostals: The role and significance of the body in Pentecostal spirituality, in Religion and the Body, eds Tore Ahlback, Donner Institute for Research in Religious and Cultural History, Abo Finland, pp. 381-399.

Mason, M., Singleton, A., Webber, R., 2010, Developments in spirituality among youth in Australia and other western societies, in Annual Review of the Sociology of Religion, eds Giuseppe Giordan, Brill, Leiden, The Netherlands, pp. 89-114.

Singleton, A., 2007, "People were not made to be in God's Image": A contemporary Overview of Secular Australians, in Secularism & Secularity: Contemporary International Perspectives, eds Barry A Kosmin & Ariela Keysar, Institute for the Study of Secularism in Society and Culture, Trinity College, UK, United Kingdom, pp. 83-94.

Singleton, A., 2005, Fathers: more than breadwinners?, in Family: Changing Families, Changing Times, eds Marilyn Poole, Allen & Unwin, Crows Nest NSW Australia, pp. 135-154.

Journal Articles

Singleton, A., 2012, Beyond heaven? Young people and the afterlife, Journal of Contemporary Religion [P], vol 27, issue 3, Routledge, United Kingdom, pp. 453-468.

Singleton, A., 2011, Generation of change: religion and spirituality in contemporary Australia, L I N Q [P], vol 38, issue 116, James Cook University, James Cook University, Queensland, Australia, pp. 110-115.

Singleton, A., 2011, The impact of World Youth Day on religious practice, Journal of Beliefs & Values [E], vol 32, issue 1, Routledge, UK, pp. 57-68.

Singleton, A., Webber, R., Joyce, M., Dorissa, A., 2010, Models of youth ministry in action: the dynamics of christian youth ministry in an Australian city, Religious Education [P], vol 105, issue 2, March 2010, Routledge, London, United Kingdom, pp. 204-215.

Singleton, A., Webber, R., Joyce, M., Dorissa, A., 2010, The practice of youth ministry in a changing context: results from an Australian scoping study, The Journal of Youth Ministry: The academic journal of youth ministry educators [P], vol 9, issue 1, Gordon College, United States, pp. 35-54.

Singleton, A., 2008, "It's because of the invincibility thing": Young men, masculinity, and testicular cancer, International Journal of Men's Health, vol 7, issue 1, Men's Studies Press, USA, pp. 40-58.

Singleton, A., 2007, Boys in crisis? Australian adolescent males beyond the rhetoric, The Journal of Men's Studies: a Scholarly Journal about Men and Masculinities, vol 15, issue 3, Men's Studies Press, United States, pp. 361-373.

Mason, M., Singleton, A., Webber, R., 2007, The spirituality of young Australians, International Journal of Children's Spirituality, vol 12, issue 2, Routledge, United Kingdom, pp. 149-163.

Singleton, A., 2005, "I think we should only have two": men and fertility decision-making, Just Policy, vol 36, Victorian Council of Social Service, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 29-34.

Bouma, G.D., Singleton, A., 2004, A comparative study of the successful management of religious diversity: Melbourne and Hong Kong, International Sociology, vol 19, issue 1, Sage Publications, London UK, pp. 5-24.

Singleton, A., 2004, Good advice for godly men: oppressed men in Christian men's self-help literature, Journal of Gender Studies, vol 13, issue 2, Carfax Publishing Ltd, Abingdon UK, pp. 153-164.

Singleton, A., Mason, M., Webber, R., 2004, Spirituality in adolescence and young adulthood: a method for a qualitative study, International Journal of Children's Spirituality, vol 9, issue 3, Carfax Publishing Ltd, Abingdon UK, pp. 247-262.

Singleton, A., Maher, J., 2004, The "New Man" is in the house: young men, social change, and housework, The Journal of Men's Studies, vol 12, issue 3, Men's Studies Press, Harriman USA, pp. 227-240.

Maher, J., Singleton, A., 2003, "I wonder what he's saying'": investigating domestic discourse in young cohabitating heterosexual couples, Gender Issues, vol 21, issue 1, Transaction Publishers, Piscataway NJ USA, pp. 59-77.

Singleton, A., 2003, "Men's bodies, men's selves": men's health self-help books and the promotion of health care, International Journal of Men's Health, vol 2, issue 1, Men's Studies Press, Harriman USA, pp. 57-72.

Singleton, A., 2003, Masculinities and Culture [Book review], Journal of Men's Studies, vol 11, issue 2, Men's Studies Press, Harriman TN USA, pp. 247-248.

Singleton, A., 2003, Men and masculinities: key themes and new directions [Book review], Journal of Sociology, vol 39, issue 2, Sage Publications Ltd, London England, pp. 206-208.

Singleton, A., 2003, Men getting real?: a Study of relationship change in two men's groups, Journal of Sociology, vol 39, issue 2, Sage Publications, London UK, pp. 131-147.

Singleton, A., 2003, Stories of Manhood: Journeys into the Hidden Hearts of Men [Book review], Men and Masculinities, vol 5, issue 4, Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks CA USA, pp. 395-396.

Singleton, A., 2002, Male Bodies: Health, Culture and Identity [Book review], International Journal of Men's Health, vol 1, issue 1, Men's Studies Press, Harriman TN USA, pp. 135-136.

Singleton, A., 2002, The importance of narrative in negotiating otherworldly experiences: the case of speaking in tongues, Narrative Inquiry, vol 12, issue 2, John Benjamins B V Publ., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, pp. 351-373.

Singleton, A., 2001, "Your faith has made you well": the role of storytelling in the experience of miraculous healing, Review of Religious Research, vol 43, issue 2, Religious Research Association, Holiday USA, pp. 121-138.

Singleton, A., 2001, No sympathy for the devil: narratives about evil, Journal of Contemporary Religion, vol 16, issue 2, Carfax Publishing Limited, UK, pp. 177-191.

Conference Proceedings

Singleton, A., 2009, Why social science students choose to do Honours, The Future of Sociology, 1 December 2009 to 4 December 2009, TASA (The Australian Sociological Association), Canberra, Australia, pp. 1-11.

Singleton, A., 2001, Men Talk: an Investigation into the outcomes of participation in a men's issues programme, TASA 2001 Conference, 13 December 2001 to 15 December 2001, The Australian Sociological Association, Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 1-7.

Other

Mason, M., Singleton, A., Webber, R., 2008, The Road to Sydney: Report on Stage One of the World Youth Day 2008 Research Project, Australian Catholic University, Australia, pp. 1-57.

Maher, J., Dever, M.E., Curtin, J.C., Singleton, A., 2004, What Women (and Men) Want: Births, Policies and Choices, Monash University, Clayton Vic Australia, pp. 1-51.

Singleton, A., 1999, The Power of the Word: A Sociological Study of Stories About Spiritual Experience.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Are Vampires, Witches and Demons feeding Generation Z's Mystic Appetite?: Supernatural television an.

Supervisors:

Gibson, M (Joint), Singleton, A (Joint-co).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Conversion or religious re-orientation of Western Christians or Westerners to Buddhism in Australia:.

Supervisors:

Mews, C (Joint-co), Singleton, A (Joint).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Ever after: the impact of the disney princess narrative on young girls.

Supervisors:

Mclean, K (Joint), Singleton, A (Joint-co).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Governing the Gay Christian Self: An Ethnographic Study of Gay Christians.

Supervisors:

Angelides, S (Joint), Singleton, A (Joint-co).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Identity, fandom and globalisation: an investigation of Persib Bandung fans.

Supervisors:

Millie, J (Joint), Singleton, A (Joint-co).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Minority identity in the Turkish Republic: the Alevis, Kurds and Armenians in modern Turkey.

Supervisors:

Lentini, P (Main), Singleton, A (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Muslim masculinities in australia: negotiating manhood and muslimness in contemporary australia.

Supervisors:

Mclean, K (Joint-co), Singleton, A (Joint).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Queer Flame of Love: a reading of core texts from the Christian mystical tradition in light of the experience of contemporary gay men..

Supervisors:

Rigby, C (Main), Singleton, A (Associate).

Program of Study:

(MASTER'S BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Reclaiming the Spiritual Dimension in Contemporary Pedagogy..

Supervisors:

Simmonds, J (Joint-co), Singleton, A (Joint).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Religion and International Relations.

Supervisors:

Bouma, G (Joint), Singleton, A (Joint-co).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

The Aussie Bloke: An investigation of local and global mythmaking and the contemporary Australian male.

Supervisors:

Mclean, K (Joint), Singleton, A (Joint-co).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

The Role of Spiritual Education in Promoting Youth Wellbeing.

Supervisors:

Mclean, K (Joint), Singleton, A (Joint-co).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

The Salvation Army and The Social Gospel: Reconciling evangelical intent and social action.

Supervisors:

Millie, J (Joint), Singleton, A (Joint-co).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Victims or vanguards?: a sociological analysis of how Muslim women living in the west fight sexism within their own traditions and communities from a a pro-faith perspective.

Supervisors:

Lentini, P (Joint), Singleton, A (Joint-co).

Completed Supervision

Student:

Abraham, I.

Program of Study:

'A very complex mix': Hegemony, hybridity and the queer Muslim question. (Masters) 2008.

Supervisors:

Mclean, K (Joint), Singleton, A (Joint-Co).

Student:

Barrett, T.

Program of Study:

Friendships Between Men Across Sexual Orientation: The Interpersonal Management of Sexual Difference. (Masters) 2012.

Supervisors:

Mclean, K (Joint-Co), Singleton, A (Joint).

Student:

Dixon, R.

Program of Study:

Ingenious communities: Catholic parishes in Australia as creators of social capital and religious social goods. (PHD) 2010.

Supervisors:

Bouma, G (Main), Arunachalam, D (Associate), Singleton, A (Associate).

Student:

Duncan, D.

Program of Study:

The gay male body: body image dissatisfaction, identity and reflexive embodiment amongst gay men. (PHD) 2008.

Supervisors:

Singleton, A (Main), Mclean, K (Associate).

Student:

Fong, M.

Program of Study:

Has anyone heard the one about...?': A sociological study of urban legends in conversation. (Masters) 2003.

Supervisors:

Singleton, A (Main).

Student:

Goff, R.

Program of Study:

Exiting Exodus: Narratives of Gay Christians. (Masters) 2012.

Supervisors:

Singleton, A (Main), Cuthbert, D (External).

Student:

Hidayat, R.

Program of Study:

Masculinities, Islam and domestic Violence in Java. (Masters) 2009.

Supervisors:

Mclean, K (Joint-Co), Singleton, A (Joint).

Student:

Mccormack, J.

Program of Study:

'Listen, Jesus, they are playing our song': a sociological study of worship music in Melbourne's megachurches. (PHD) 2009.

Supervisors:

Singleton, A (Main), Mclean, K (Associate).

Student:

Rider, E.

Program of Study:

The interfaith ecology movement. (PHD) 2011.

Supervisors:

Rigby, C (Main), Singleton, A (Associate).

Student:

Seear, K.

Program of Study:

Gynaecological governance: femininity, responsibility and self-care among women with endometriosis. (PHD) 2008.

Supervisors:

Petersen, A (Joint-Co), Singleton, A (Joint).

Student:

Sinclair, J.

Program of Study:

From mastery to mysticism: locating the contemporary spiritual in cultural context. (PHD) 2007.

Supervisors:

Singleton, A (Joint-Co), Cuthbert, D (Joint).

Student:

Smilovitis, R.

Program of Study:

Unwinding transnational threads: missionary transmigrants and transnational religious connections. (PHD) 2008.

Supervisors:

Bouma, G (Joint-Co), Singleton, A (Joint).