Concept of Alpha Male

Question: Discuss about theConcept of Alpha Male. Answer: Introduction An alpha male in the society is defined as the man, who plays the dominating role within the community. The alpha male has the ability to dominate the people around him. There are various cases of the alpha male domination within the society. The alpha males also have the ability to find their way and take advantage of the weaker section of the society[1]. One of the main characteristics of alpha male is the ability of persistence and determination and also the ability to defend them. Discussion The concept of alpha male comes from the animal kingdom, where the one of the male member of the society dominates over other females[2]. There are several examples of alpha male within the society of human. The trait of social dominance has been one major part of the alpha male. Within the society of the apes the physically stronger males usually dominates over all the weaker female members of the community. Hence, the modern human also have the similar tendency like their ancestors to dominate over the female. There have been many cases of alpha male domination due in the movies. In all of the stories of Disney Pixar like the Toy Story series, Bugs life, WALL.E, Cars and many more, the male characters are shown in the leading role. The protagonist male in those movies have been depicted to dominate over the other characters. The characters in the film have depicted about the homo social behavior, which is responsible for their dominance over the female characters. The emasculation of the alpha males also has been depicted in the films, where the male characters in the film felt depressed due to the closing of dominance in the society. The character if Buzz in the Toy Story film has a dominating attitude as he feels he has the duty to save the galaxy from the evil force. On the other hand in the film Cars (2006), one of the main characters Doc was shown to leading a life of depression as he was forced to move out of the limelight due to his inability. Hence, he suffered from emasculation, which has been defined very well in the film. The Car film also depicted the concept of new man model, where the alpha male strives due as they face identity crisis. The new man concept is based upon the fact that in the advanced society of modern days the male members believe that women and men should have equal dominating power in the society[3]. The concept of paternalistic has also been defined within the combination. Here the dominating character of the society gives the opportunity to the sub-ordinate members to enjoy the freedom in the society. In the Disney Pixar movies, the alpha male like Woody of Toy Story has been seen as the alpha male, who had taken the responsibility of saving his friends with brilliant master plan[4]. Conclusion Hence, from the origin of human history the stronger males have the tendency to dominate over the weaker sections. However, with the advancement of the modern society, with the development of the concept of new man, the alpha male has the takes the role of leadership and takes the responsibility of taking care of the weaker people. Reference Beaulieu, Michal, et al. "The oxidative cost of unstable social dominance."Journal of Experimental Biology217.15 (2014): 2629-2632. Jack, Katharine M., Valrie AM Schoof, and Linda M. Fedigan."Seasonality of alpha male replacements in wild white-faced capuchins (Cebuscapucinus). La estacionalidad de los reemplazos de macho alfa en los monoscarablancasilvestres (Cebuscapucinus)."Annual Meeting of the American Society of Primatologists. 36th, San Juan, PR, US, Jun 19-22, 2013..Vol. 75. No. Supl 1. 2013. Ludeman, Kate, and Eddie Erlandson.Alpha male syndrome.Harvard Business Press, 2013. lity and disability. McFarland, 2013.