His interests revolve around how people pursue social change in their daily lives. He is the author of Straight Edge: Clean Living Youth, Hardcore Punk, and Social Change and Goths, Gamers, and Grrrls: Deviance and Youth Subcultures and is a coauthor of The Better World Handbook: Small Changes That Make a Big Difference (New Society), an action-oriented guide to creating a more just and sustainable world. He has led workshops on masculinities and feminism, transformative teaching, and social change in daily life. An award-winning teacher, Ross’ courses include social movements, deviance and youth subcultures, men and masculinities, and political sociology.