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Personal Anguish or Public Spectacle?: Understanding Involuntary Celibacy as A Deviant Identity


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dc.contributor.advisorWeaver, Greg
dc.contributor.authorCurrier, Keenon
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-18T21:03:30Z
dc.date.available2021-05-18T21:03:30Z
dc.date.issued2021-05-18
dc.identifier.urihttps://etd.auburn.edu//handle/10415/7742
dc.description.abstractAcademic research into involuntary celibacy has increased in the past decade, and many studies have succeeded at describing the behaviors which make involuntary celibate people (Incels) infamous online without promoting further application of social theory. This thesis attempts to enrich current understanding of involuntary celibacy as an internet subculture by theorizing as to the function of those behaviors which are considered deviant. Through the application of the exhibitional model of online dramaturgy, tweets produced by Incels were analyzed for evidence supportive of the argument that Incels exhibit both anomic and disciplined protest masculinities. This thesis ends with a discussion of the data produced by the content analysis and recommendations for further research.en_US
dc.subjectSociology, Anthropology and Social Worken_US
dc.titlePersonal Anguish or Public Spectacle?: Understanding Involuntary Celibacy as A Deviant Identityen_US
dc.typeMaster's Thesisen_US
dc.embargo.statusNOT_EMBARGOEDen_US
dc.embargo.enddate2021-05-18en_US
dc.contributor.committeeRuiz-Junco, Natalia
dc.contributor.committeeClifford, Janice
dc.contributor.committeeThomson, Ryan

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