The Myth of the Alpha Male

There’s no such thing as an “alpha male.” It’s a false myth with no bases in biology or 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.

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REFERENCES
• Dr. David Mech explains why the term "alpha wolf" is wrong
   • "Alpha" Wolf?  
• Frans de Waal debunks the aggressive "alpha male" myth in apes
   • The ‘alpha male’ myth, debunked | Frans de...  
• Frans de Waal on The Surprising Science of "alpha male" Apes
   • The surprising science of alpha males | Fr...  
• The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love by bell hooks
www.powells.com/book/will-to-change-men-masculinit…

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