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The '''Donnelly | The '''Donnelly study''', officialy titled "'''Involuntary Celibacy: A Life Course Analysis'''",<ref>http://cda.morris.umn.edu/~meeklesr/celibacy.html [https://archive.fo/2t2iv Archive]</ref> was the first academic study to take the concept of [[involuntary celibacy]] seriously, and has been cited dozens of times by academic literature, including peer-reviewed academic research. The study was also peer-reviewed and published in the ''The Journal of Sex Research'' in 2001.<ref>https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00224490109552083</ref> This study introduced the use of the word ''incel'' as an academic sociological term. [[Alana|Alana's]] incel [[Alana's Involuntary Celibacy Project|mailing list]] was coordinating with a professor of sociology [[Denise Donnelly]] and a team of Georgia State University researchers to use her community as a beginning for research on the causes of involuntary celibacy in early 1999. | ||
This study introduced the use of the word incel as an academic sociological term. [[Alana|Alana's]] incel [[Alana's Involuntary Celibacy Project|mailing list]] was coordinating with a professor of sociology [[Denise Donnelly]] and a team of Georgia State University researchers to use her community as a beginning for research on the causes of involuntary celibacy in early 1999. | |||
==Definition of incel== | ==Definition of incel== | ||
'Involuntarily celibate' is a valid academic sociological term that was portmanteaued/abbreviated by [[Alana]] and subsequently popularized in Donnelly's study, referring to people who would like to have a sexual or romantic partner but can't find one for six months or more. The date may seem arbitrary, but there had to be a cutoff point, and [[Denise Donnelly]] chose six months as that factored in that some sexually active people go weeks without sex, and people start to worry about their sex lives after a certain period longer than that period. | 'Involuntarily celibate' is a valid academic sociological term that was portmanteaued/abbreviated by [[Alana]] and subsequently popularized in Donnelly's study, referring to people who would like to have a sexual or romantic partner but can't find one for six months or more. The date may seem arbitrary, but there had to be a cutoff point, and [[Denise Donnelly]] chose six months as that factored in that some sexually active people go weeks without sex, and people start to worry about their sex lives after a certain period longer than that period. | ||
==The Study== | ==The Study== | ||
The questionnaire for the study was filled out by 60 men and 22 women who identified as involuntarily celibate. Findings showed that involuntary celibates may come from broad sexual and personal backgrounds. Three categories were developed: virgins were those who had never had sex, singles had sex in the past but were unable to establish current sexual relationships, and those with romantic partners, but were currently in sexless relationships (which included 28% of respondents). | The questionnaire for the study was filled out by 60 men and 22 women who identified as involuntarily celibate. Findings showed that involuntary celibates may come from broad sexual and personal backgrounds. Three categories were developed: virgins were those who had never had sex, singles had sex in the past but were unable to establish current sexual relationships, and those with romantic partners, but were currently in sexless relationships (which included 28% of respondents). | ||
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The study also found grounding for a common incel concern - that as sexual and relationship milestones are missed, it becomes harder and harder to achieve normality going forward. Many felt that their sexual development had somehow stalled in an earlier stage of life, leading them to feel different from their peers and like they will never catch up. | The study also found grounding for a common incel concern - that as sexual and relationship milestones are missed, it becomes harder and harder to achieve normality going forward. Many felt that their sexual development had somehow stalled in an earlier stage of life, leading them to feel different from their peers and like they will never catch up. | ||
==Incel is now a valid academic sociological term== | ==Incel is now a valid academic sociological term== | ||
Donnelly's study, while the sample size was small, has been cited 62 times in scholarly literature, including an encyclopedia about family life, a peer-reviewed sociology journal, and various books by accredited sociologists and an accredited anthropologist, giving the term, "involuntary celibacy", academic legitimacy, at least as a sociological term describing a real-life circumstance. | Donnelly's study, while the sample size was small, has been cited 62 times in scholarly literature, including an encyclopedia about family life, a peer-reviewed sociology journal, and various books by accredited sociologists and an accredited anthropologist, giving the term, "involuntary celibacy", academic legitimacy, at least as a sociological term describing a real-life circumstance. | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
* [[Causes of inceldom]] | * [[Causes of inceldom]] | ||
* [[Denise Donnelly]] | * [[Denise Donnelly]] | ||
* [https://www.webmd.com/men/features/sexless-in-the-city#1 WebMD article on Involuntary Celibacy] | * [https://www.webmd.com/men/features/sexless-in-the-city#1 WebMD article on Involuntary Celibacy] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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