Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. "How to Be a Peacemaker in an Age of Contempt: A Book Event with Governor Spencer Cox" on 

Thursday, September 17, 2026, 12:00–1:00 p.m. ET.







2. The fatherhood trait that keeps children from shipwrecking

Annie Holmquist






3. U.S. Real Median Household Income Reached Record High in 2025

Zach Scherer





4. Relationship Surveys May All Be Measuring The Same Feeling

Research led by James J. Kim (Lakehead University)





5. Lives, Choices and Futures

the United Nations Population Fund asked 108,926 young adults across 73 countries what their ideal future looked like. Seven in ten said marriage

United Nations Population Fund, 2026. Lives, Choices and Futures: What Young People Want and What Shapes their Decisions about Relationships and Parenthood – Findings from the Demographic Futures Survey 2026. New York: UNFPA.




6. [September 22, 2026] The Father-Friendly Action Planning Workshop

NFI








Y Wang - Sociology Compass, 2026
Yanwen Wang, Division of Social Science, New York University Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE






8. Do Communication Patterns Predict Marital Satisfaction?

Clemmons, Sharon
.   Capella University ProQuest Dissertations & Theses,  2026. 







9. What If More People Knew There Were Skills to Repair Relationships?

Rachel Marmor





10. Catholic couples invited to take part in national marriage survey





11. Teens need more places to meet IRL — their future success may depend on it


Or one of the "related stories" in green bar at the top of that piece





12. Mental health advice from graduate professors

Avery Warden