This is only an aside, but if you go and dig for the origins and theoretical meanings of the phrase “alpha male” you’ll find that the phrase carries much emotional baggage but doesn’t seem to do useful explanatory work.
I plan to cover this as part of my long-delayed post on “status”.
This is only an aside, but if you go and dig for the origins and theoretical meanings of the phrase “alpha male” you’ll find that the phrase carries much emotional baggage but doesn’t seem to do useful explanatory work.
I plan to cover this as part of my long-delayed post on “status”.