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As women seem to have a strong sexual preference for higher-status and financially provident men (especially when it comes to long-term relationships, and it does seem from this study that many women are still waiting for marriage to engage in sex in the ROK), a substantial portion of Korean men are likely falling below the minimum threshold of either that women generally require in their [[betabuxx|male partners]] for either trait, especially vis-à-vis women's increasing status in these realms. | As women seem to have a strong sexual preference for higher-status and financially provident men (especially when it comes to long-term relationships, and it does seem from this study that many women are still waiting for marriage to engage in sex in the ROK), a substantial portion of Korean men are likely falling below the minimum threshold of either that women generally require in their [[betabuxx|male partners]] for either trait, especially vis-à-vis women's increasing status in these realms. | ||
This and the fact that men greatly sexually prefer younger women likely play a role in driving male involuntary celibacy in the ROK. A large part of the sex gap in sex rates by age is likely explicable by Korean women marrying older men. Thus the competition among men for young fertile women in this country is most likely extremely intense, leaving young men who are uncompetitive in the dating market without a female partner. | This and the fact that men greatly sexually prefer younger women likely play a role in driving male involuntary celibacy in the ROK. A large part of the sex gap in sex rates by age is likely explicable by Korean women marrying older men. Thus the competition among men for young fertile women in this country is most likely extremely intense, leaving young men who are uncompetitive in the dating market without a female partner. | ||
===Turkey=== | |||
Data on the prevalence of involuntary celibacy in Turkey is hard to come by, with there being no national representative surveys that examine sexual issues. Much research into proxy measures, such as sexual frequency, level of sexual experience, etc., is generally restricted to samples drawn from Turkey's Mediterranean and Asia Minor regions. These regions are less socially conservative in comparison to the Anatolian Islamic heartland of that nation. | |||
Nevertheless, we can extract from these surveys some very rough measures of the level of involuntary celibacy in certain regions and specific demographic cohorts in this country. | |||
A brief list of some of the key findings of these surveys as they pertain to involuntary celibacy follows: | |||
*A questionnaire administered to university students aged 20-25 in the coastal town of Izmir, located in the Asia Minor region of Turkey on the Aegean sea, found that 61.2% of males had reported engaging in any kind of sexual intercourse (vaginal, anal, or oral) compared to 18.3 percent of females (Aras et al. 2007).<ref>https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16448584/</ref><br />These figures were comparable to earlier findings, with the pooled average rate of sexual engagement in prior surveys conducted on Turkish university students (range 33%-68% for males and 4.2% to 45% for females). Regarding the level of sexual engagement, the highest figures were found in a sample of students from Istanbul University for both sexes (though the male sample was also mixed with students from Western Anatolia).<ref>http://www.radikal.com.tr/2000/01/12/turkiye/cin.shtml</ref><br />However, most of the men in this particular sample had reported using prostitutes. In contrast, only 28% of sexually active males in Aras et al.'s sample stated their first sexual partner was a sex worker. | |||
*A more recent sexual survey on Turkish university students (mean age 20.79 ± 1.9) conducted in 2020 by Nazik et al. on students from "a university in the Mediterranian region of Turkey" found a roughly equal level of engagement in romantic relationships among the sexes, with 51% of the women reported having previous "had a partner" as compared to 55% of the men.<ref>https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-biosocial-science/article/abs/gender-sexual-experiences-and-sexual-behavioural-differences-in-turkish-university-students/6F8789BE7F1562EF2D4EEC2CAEE422B1</ref><br />However, it was noted that actual engagement in the various kinds of sexual activity reported was higher among the females in the sample. This higher engagement in sexual activity among the women was chiefly limited to oral and anal sex.<br />This finding provides some credence to the idea of women in conservative Islamic countries [[hoejabi|frequently engaging in non-vaginal sexual intercourse]] in the belief that this will prevent their future husband from knowing of their pre-marital sexual behavior. It is important to note that total levels of engagement in sexual intercourse were low for both sexes, though, compared to university samples from other countries. | |||
The findings of these studies suggest Turkey is still a country where pre-marital sex is relatively rare and frowned upon, especially among women. However, the result of the more recent survey suggests female promiscuity may be on the rise in Turkey. | |||
These findings also indicate that the {{W|Demographic transition|demographic transition}} is well underway in Turkey, with the fertility ratio in Turkey steadily declining (though still around replacement level)<ref>https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.TFRT.IN?locations=TR</ref> and age of first marriage increasing,<ref>https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-030-35079-6_8</ref> together with a higher and still growing level of education and engagement in the workforce among women,<ref>https://www.ijhssnet.com/journals/Vol_3_No_8_Special_Issue_April_2013/11.pdf</ref> together with decreases in the gross marriage rate. | |||
These data points suggest very high incel rates among Turkish men in their 20s, with the mean age of first marriage in Turkey for men being 27.9 for men and 25 for women as of 2019.<ref>https://www.aa.com.tr/en/life/turkey-marriages-down-divorces-up-in-2019/1745241</ref> | |||
What pre-marital sexual relationships that do exist generally seem surreptitious in nature (particularly among women) or the result of engagement with sex workers among males, apart from those that take place in particularly socially liberal circles, perhaps. | |||
The gross marriage rate in Turkey seems quite high compared to other OECD countries, roughly as high as the United States with a crude marriage rate of 7 per 1,000 as of 2019,<ref>https://www.oecd.org/social/family/SF_3_1_Marriage_and_divorce_rates.pdf</ref> a rate that has subsequently declined in light of the [[COVID-19]] pandemic.<ref>https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/marriages-divorces-down-in-turkey-in-2020-tuik-162688</ref> | |||
The crude marriage rate in turkey seems to be on a downward trend in general, according to figures compiled by the Turkish Statistics Institute (TÜİK), perhaps pointing to an increase in subsequent involuntary celibacy in the nation.<ref>https://turkstatweb.tuik.gov.tr/PreHaberBultenleri.do?id=33708</ref> | |||
Arranged and forced marriages are still quite common in Turkey, especially in more rural areas and the highly socially conservative eastern regions of Anatolia,<ref>https://www.refworld.org/docid/42df61a92f.html</ref> with a report published by TÜİK finding these types of marriage were more common than free choice marriages, at least among women who married young (< 24).<ref>https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/45-percent-of-young-turkish-women-agreed-to-arranged-marriages-in-2016-report-113171</ref> | |||
This would indicate that the causes of male involuntary celibacy would be expected to be somewhat different in Turkey compared to the more sexually permissive Western countries, as somewhat different factors determine mate choice in the context of arranged marriage compared to "love marriages." <ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill#A_man.27s_personality_only_matters_to_a_woman_if_he_meets_her_basic_looks_cutoff_first</ref> | |||
Thus, it is not easy to work out precise figures on the number of sexless individuals in Turkey, apart from sexlessness likely being heavily concentrated among younger Turkish men, similar to trends found in the other countries discussed in this article. | |||
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