Men In America

Men In America All Things Considered explores what it means to be a man in America today.

"I work with hand tools every day but few feel as good, or as manly, as a well cared for ax," says Cory, via Instagram. Cory/Instagram hide caption

From Axes To Razors, The Stuff That Makes You Feel Manly

While life has changed significantly for American men in the past half-century, notions of masculinity remain tied to those that may have been passed down from this father to the son on his shoulders. Evans/Three Lions/Getty Images hide caption

The New American Man Doesn't Look Like His Father

If men and women aspire to operate as equals, does a man still pay the bill on a date? Should he hold open a door? Pull out his date's chair? iStockphoto hide caption

How To Be A 21st Century 'Gentleman'

'Art Of Manliness' Is Finding A Balance Between Tough And Tender

Economy, Social Isolation May Be Driving Up Suicide Rates In Boomer Men

Mountains of "little blue pills" and their chemical kin have transformed the way many people think about sex and aging. Raphael Gaillarde/Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images hide caption

Love And Sex In The Time Of Viagra — 16 Years On

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In 'Patrimony' Philip Roth Pays A Tender Homage To His Father

Dale Conour with his son Quinn, 2. Conour's two children from a previous marriage were already young men when Quinn was born. Rosanne Sax/Courtesy of Dale Conour hide caption

Making Fatherhood An Insider's Game: Becoming A Dad, Again, At 49

A fan crowd-surfs at the 2014 Wacken Open Air heavy metal music festival in Germany. Sean Gallup/Getty Images hide caption

Manliness In Music: The XY Hits The Hi-Fi

Mike Buchanan gives his presentation, "Let's Get Political," at the International Conference on Men's Issues, held in June near Detroit. Buchanan founded a political party in the U.K., Justice for Men & Boys, in 2013. Fabrizio Costantini/Getty Images hide caption

For Men's Rights Groups, Feminism Has Come At The Expense Of Men

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Doing The Hard Work Of Becoming A 'Real Man'

Lindolfo Carballo, an immigrant from El Salvador, meets his son, Raynel, outside school. In El Salvador, he says, families often "teach their boys one thing and their girls differently." He's trying to set a different example for his children. Sarah Tilotta for NPR hide caption

To Model Manhood, Immigrant Dads Draw From Two Worlds

Dan Huff rests after a long day's work. He spent much of his life incarcerated in the California prison system. Now, he lives in drug- and alcohol-free transitional housing in Portland, Ore. Beth Nakamura for NPR hide caption

'I Am Not An Inmate ... I Am A Man. And I Have Potential'

What's A Writer Gotta Do To Get A Little Health Care Around Here?

No Boss But The Land And Cattle: A Rancher's Coming Of Age

Danny Done, 26, worshipful master of the Queen Anne Masonic Lodge in Seattle. The fraternity is "a really interesting social network that's not online," he says. Martin Kaste/NPR hide caption

Freemasonry Still Alive And Well, And (Mostly) Men-Only

The Colorado Rush, a gay rugby team in Denver, at practice. "I've always thought of myself as ... the rugby player that happens to be gay," says Skyler Meyer. "I never want to be the gay man who happens to play rugby." Luke Runyon/KUNC hide caption

In Changing America, Gay Masculinity Has 'Many Different Shades'

Mark Pierce enlisted in the military in 1970, served in Vietnam and retired in 2010. Years later, his two sons also joined the armed forces. Courtesy of Mark Pierce hide caption

From A Father And Son, What It Means To Be A Military Man

Ricky Nussle will move next year to Ohio from Phoenix for his wife, Amanda Saraf, who is training to be a doctor. The couple has moved several times for Saraf's career and it's been difficult for Nussle to find work along the way. Peter O'Dowd for NPR hide caption

More Men Put Ambitions On Back Burner For Their Partners' Careers

The Soldier's Guiding Paradox: 'Protect What You Love'

Brent Almond with his 4-year-old son, Jon. Almond began blogging several years ago to review kids' products, but soon found that he got more satisfaction from chronicling daily life as a father. Jennifer Ludden/NPR hide caption

'You're Not Alone': Dads Who Blog Redefine Modern Fatherhood

Breaking Bad's Walter White always insisted his bad deeds were for a good cause: helping his family. AMC hide caption

Don Draper? Tywin Lannister? These Aren't Your Father's TV Dads

Matt de la Peña is the author of Ball Don't Lie, Mexican WhiteBoy, We Were Here, I Will Save You and, most recently, The Living. Random House Children's Books hide caption

Secrets Spawned Of Machismo, Matchmaking And MySpace

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