The incel mindset : entering and exiting inceldom /

The Incel Mindset: Entering and Exiting Inceldom delivers the first book-length qualitative analysis of incel communities, addressing a fast-evolving and under-researched area at the intersection of gender, technology, and radicalisation. Drawing on extensive interviews with former incels and system...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smith, David S. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, 2026.
Series:Behavioral Science and Psychology Series.
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Alphas, Betas, and Chads: The ABCs of Inceldom
  • Chapter 2. Methodological Considerations
  • Chapter 3. 'It's over if you are a virgin past 25': Virginity and Developmental Masculinity
  • Chapter 4. 'I was looking for a place to vent and despair': Becoming Men in the Digital Age
  • Chapter 5. 'They didn't think I could be that person online. But I was...': The Men Who Become Incels
  • Chapter 6. Glad to Be Unhappy: Entering Incel Communities
  • Chapter 7. Jagged Little Pill: Pathways to Violence
  • Chapter 8. 'If I want to see thirty, I have to leave': Exiting Inceldom.