The term “Beta male” is used in cultural and social contexts to describe certain masculine traits that contrast with the archetype of the "Alpha male." In the realm of love and romantic relationships, ...

The term "Beta male" has gained popularity in cultural and social circles to describe certain personality traits and male behaviors. While it's not a concept formally recognized in scientific ...

In the animal kingdom, a beta male refers to an animal that is subordinate to the dominant alpha male. In human relationships, a beta male refers to a man tends to be traditionally subservient, weak, ...

Welcome to Beta Male, a new site from New York Media that for the next four weeks will talk about manly kinds of things, only maybe not in the usual manly way. And welcome to Mansplaining, a weeklong ...

My husband will occasionally tell me a story — about apologizing to someone who was in the wrong or a tense email exchange that he ended with a smiley face — and wryly conclude, “That’s how beta I am.

There are a lot of false dichotomies out there — left brain vs. right brain, nature vs. nurture, etc. But one really persistent myth, that is literally costing human lives, is the distinction between ...

What is an alpha male you ask? You may have heard this term before but you probably only thought it applied to the animal kingdom. That is no longer the case; the term now also applies to the human ...