Human beings have missed one variable in their study of human behavior. That one variable is that the human genome has embedded within it a template very similar to that of a wolf pack.
Over millions of years nature has designed different roles for wolves and embedded those roles within the genome. There is an alpha role—the alpha couple runs the pack. There is a beta role—the betas are the glue that holds the pack together. There is an omega role—the omega receives tons of abuse from the others and is expected to be subservient. And then there is the rest of the pack, each wolf vying for its own space in the hierarchy. These roles have developed in response to an environment of limited resources.
Roles can change—an omega can run off and form its own pack, becoming an alpha. But it appears that some wolves are born more suited to specific roles.
Human beings are no different. We have the same setup. We just don’t want to see it for what it is. We prefer to put a bow on it and call it civilization. It makes us feel better and smarter. But it is exactly the same as the wolf pack with minor variations.