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There are three types of males: '''[[Alpha]]''', '''[[Beta]]''', and '''[[Omega]]'''. [[Alpha]] males are at the top of the social hierarchy, and [[Omega|Omegas]] are at the bottom. [[Gamma|Gamma males]] have been proposed to represent an intermediate rank between Betas and Omegas. The majority of [[men]] are [[Beta]] males.  '[[Alpha]]' does not mean inherently, or even morally 'superior' it just means at the top of the social hierarchy, which may be corrupt, or too stratified. Though there is some dispute over the definition of the term 'Alpha', with some defining it to refer to men who act dominant or who are sexually successful, even if they are seen as losers by other men or are objectively low in social status. In the academic use of the term, it means the highest ranking male in animal [[dominance hierarchy|dominance hierarchies]]. This is seen in humans closest living ancestors, the Chimpanzee.
There are three types of males: '''[[Alpha]]''', '''[[Beta]]''', and '''[[Omega]]'''. [[Alpha]] males are at the top of the social hierarchy, and [[Omega|Omegas]] are at the bottom. [[Gamma|Gamma males]] have been proposed to represent an intermediate rank between Betas and Omegas. The majority of [[men]] are [[Beta]] males.  '[[Alpha]]' does not mean inherently, or even morally 'superior', it just means at the top of the social hierarchy, which may be corrupt or overly stratified. Though there is some dispute over the definition of the term 'Alpha', with some defining it to refer to men who act dominant or who are sexually successful, even if they are seen as losers by other men or are objectively low in social status. In the academic use of the term, it means the highest ranking male in animal [[dominance hierarchy|dominance hierarchies]]. This is seen in humans closest living ancestors, the Chimpanzee.




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