Social Science

Gathering with extended family can be wonderful, pleasant, awkward, difficult or even toxic. Sylvia Mikucki-Enyart, editor-in-chief of the Journal of Family Communication, joins with advice about how to navigate the stress of hosting, be a gracious guest and bring new people into family traditions. But first, holiday gatherings can be a great opportunity to learn more about a family member on a deeper level. Von Diaz, senior producer at StoryCorps, shares tips for asking them questions.

UNI gerontology professor Melinda Heinz launched a new course this semester that explores the importance of creative pursuits for older adults. Then, a space that is combating social isolation, particularly for older men.

Thousands in Iowa are homeless, living without permanent shelter. On this episode of River to River, the findings of a new study on people who are unsheltered in our state.

It turns out a lot of what we believe about generational identity and differences is more myth than fact.

When you were born may not matter as much as you think. No, this isn't about astrology — it's about generations.

An annual survey that tracks civility in the United States recently found the vast majority of people believe civility continues to be a problem in the…

One day in 1968, the day after the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. was murdered, Jane Elliott, a teacher in the small town of Riceville, divided her…

Iowa Public Radio concludes it's summer series on Iowa's corrections system with a look at recidivism. Host Ben Kieffer learns why offenders in rural…