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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

At last, good news for the beta male. From the wild to Wall Street, as everyone knows, the alpha male runs the show, enjoying power over other males and, as a field biologist might put it, the best ...

What is a beta male? Beta males are usually stereotyped as introverts or nerds with a tendency to be shy or socially awkward and inevitably get "friend-zoned." While those assumptions may be true, ...

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.

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, ...

It’s stressful at the top, at least for male baboons, according to a new study that finds that alpha males — those at the pinnacle of the social hierarchy — are significantly more stressed out than a ...

What guy doesn't want to be an alpha male? They get all the women, power and money. But a recent Princeton University study shows that there's a big price to pay. The study, released in the journal ...