The Myth of the Alpha Male

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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. PATREON https://www.patreon.com/popdetective PAYPAL https://www.paypal.me/popdetective WISHLIST https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/VPZW4GU512ON?ref_=wl_share REFERENCES • Dr. David Mech explains why the term "alpha wolf" is wrong https://youtu.be/tNtFgdwTsbU?feature=shared • Frans de Waal debunks the aggressive "alpha male" myth in apes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inx2dMobzYs • Frans de Waal on The Surprising Science of "alpha male" Apes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPsSKKL8N0s • The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love by bell hooks https://www.powells.com/book/will-to-change-men-masculinity-love-9780743456081 SUBTITLES • Help translate this video over on Amara https://amara.org/videos/DqYhZzpMT8t2/info/the-myth-of-the-alpha-male/ TEXT TRANSCRIPT • Coming soon COMMENTS Some YouTube comments are held for approval to reduce the number of trolls. If you'd like to participate in constructive online conversations about this video, please share it on your social media networks. FAIR USE All multimedia clips included in this video constitute a 'fair use' of any copyrighted material as provided for in Section 107 of U.S. Copyright law, which allows for criticism, comment and scholarship. Learn more about fair use with this awesome app by New Media Rights! http://newmediarights.org/fairuse