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[[Incel]] is an academic sociological term that is short for '''involuntary celibacy''', an [[adverse effects of inceldom|adverse]] life circumstance. An analogy many incels often find elucidating would be comparing the state of lifelong inceldom to other common adverse life circumstances, such as [[Pauper|poverty]]. | [[Incel]] is an academic sociological term that is short for '''involuntary celibacy''', an [[adverse effects of inceldom|adverse]] life circumstance. An analogy many incels often find elucidating would be comparing the state of lifelong inceldom to other common adverse life circumstances, such as [[Pauper|poverty]]. | ||
Inceldom was recognized in academia, as a sociological phenomenon in the landmark [[Donnelly Study]], published in 2001. Many further peer-reviewed academic papers have since been written, portraying involuntary celibacy as a (mostly) adverse life circumstance rather than exclusively describing a specific internet subculture. | Inceldom was recognized in academia, as a sociological phenomenon in the landmark [[Donnelly Study]], published in 2001. Many further peer-reviewed academic papers have since been written, portraying involuntary celibacy as a (mostly) adverse life circumstance rather than exclusively describing a specific internet subculture. | ||
Academic researchers who have examined involuntary celibacy (though not all use that exact term) include: [[Denise Donnelly]], [[Elizabeth Burgess]], [[Laura Carpenter]], [[Theodor F Cohen]], and [[Menelaos Apostalou]]. [[Brian Gilmartin]] also conducted extensive research into the closely linked concept of [[love shy|love shyness]]. The initial study explicitly dealing with the topic of involuntary celibacy, the Donnelly Study, defined incels as all adults who fail to find a sexual partner for six months, despite their desire for one. However, among [[Incelosphere#2010s.|self-identified incels]], there is often fervent disagreement about the exact definition. | Academic researchers who have examined involuntary celibacy (though not all use that exact term) include: [[Denise Donnelly]], [[Elizabeth Burgess]], [[Laura Carpenter]], [[Theodor F Cohen]], and [[Menelaos Apostalou]]. [[Brian Gilmartin]] also conducted extensive research into the closely linked concept of [[love shy|love shyness]]. The initial study explicitly dealing with the topic of involuntary celibacy, the Donnelly Study, defined incels as all adults who fail to find a sexual partner for six months, despite their desire for one. However, among [[Incelosphere#2010s.|self-identified incels]], there is often fervent disagreement about the exact definition. | ||
This wiki takes the stance, in agreement with the early academic research into the topic, that incel is not a movement or a community, but a gender-neutral life circumstance. Incels, both self-identified and not, are [[Demographics of inceldom|highly diverse politically, racially, religiously, and socioeconomically]]. | This wiki takes the stance, in agreement with the early academic research into the topic, that incel is not a movement or a community, but a gender-neutral life circumstance. Incels, both self-identified and not, are [[Demographics of inceldom|highly diverse politically, racially, religiously, and socioeconomically]]. | ||
Online communities of self-described incels are also extremely diverse in terms of racial/ethnic make-up, political beliefs, and user's views on the ultimate causes of involuntary celibacy and the possible solutions proposed to alleviate this circumstance. This user diversity in origin and ideology is precisely what one would expect for communities organized around a life circumstance, rather than any concrete ideology. | Online communities of self-described incels are also extremely diverse in terms of racial/ethnic make-up, political beliefs, and user's views on the ultimate causes of involuntary celibacy and the possible solutions proposed to alleviate this circumstance. This user diversity in origin and ideology is precisely what one would expect for communities organized around a life circumstance, rather than any concrete ideology. | ||