There’s no such thing as an “alpha male.” It’s a false myth with no bases in science. That fact, however, hasn’t stopped the pseudoscience behind a natural dominance hierarchy among men from spreading like a virus through our media culture.
REFERENCES
• The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love by bell hooks
• Dr. David Mech explains why the term “alpha wolf” is wrong
• Frans de Waal debunks the aggressive “alpha male” myth in apes
• Frans de Waal on The Surprising Science of “alpha male” Apes
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