In recent years, a number of highly misogynistic and anti-feminist men’s groups have emerged, especially in online spaces. Among the most prominent of these are self-styled incels (involuntary celibates), who in rare cases have been responsible for the mass killing of women and other men they despise. While there is growing research into this problem—mainly under the guise of gender theory, and in some cases terrorism research—no one has sought to examine the issue as part of the development of long-term social processes. This chapter draws on some preliminary research that we have undertaken on the incel phenomenon, and sets out what we believe are some of the key social processes that may be contributing to the emergence of this group and the misogynistic rhetoric associated with it. As part of this we draw especially on the work of Elias and Wouters.