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“I'm one of the most hated people on the planet. Just because, I happened to be an incel”: En kvalitativ innehållsanalys om incels egna upplevelser och uppfattningar
Södertörn University, School of Social Sciences, Social Work.
Södertörn University, School of Social Sciences, Social Work.
2022 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

The purpose of this study has been to investigate how men who identify as incels describe their situation and their experiences and to investigate their perceptions and thoughts regarding digital incel forums. The study is based on a qualitative content analysis, where 13 interviews with incels from the american podcast Incel have been analyzed through Connells theory of masculinity, Goffmans theory of stigma and the social identity theory, as well as previous research about incels. The study shows that there is great diversity within incels as a group where each person's situation and experiences are unique. However, the study shows that there are many similarities with the interviewees' stories, such as a lack of support from others throughout their lives. The study shows that incels feel that they are being condemned and hated, based on how other people in society treat them negatively, which this study shows can have major consequences on the person's life and mental well-being. The study also shows that the digital incel forums have a great diversity, but that it is usually a very toxic environment which can affect the individual in different ways.

Abstract [sv]

Syftet med denna studie har varit att undersöka hur män som identifierar sig som incels beskriver sin situation och sina upplevelser samt undersöka deras uppfattningar och tankar kring digitala incel-forum. Studien utgår från en kvalitativ innehållsanalys där 13 intervjuer med incels från den amerikanska podcasten Incel har analyserats utifrån Connells maskulinitetsteori, Goffmans teori om stigma och sociala identitetsteorin samt forskning kring incels som fenomen. Studien visar att det finns en stor mångfald inom incels som grupp där varje persons situation och upplevelser är unika. Dock visar studien att det finns många likheter med intervjupersonernas berättelser där deras liv präglas av en brist på stöd från andra. Studien visar att incels upplever sig bli negativt bemötta av övriga i samhället där majoriteten känner sig utdömda och hatade vilket denna studie visar kan få stora konsekvenser på personens liv och psykiska mående. Studien visar också att det finns en stor mångfald på de digitala incel-forumen samt att det många gånger är en toxisk miljö som kan påverka individen olika.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2022. , p. 56
Keywords [en]
incel, involuntarily celibate, incel-forum, masculinity, stigma
Keywords [sv]
incel, ofrivilligt celibat, incel-forum, maskulinitet, stigma
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URN: urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-50992OAI: oai:DiVA.org:sh-50992DiVA, id: diva2:1736559
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Social Work
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Available from: 2023-02-13 Created: 2023-02-13 Last updated: 2023-02-13Bibliographically approved

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