TURN-TAKING SYSTEM IF NUCLEAR FAMILIES IN GLAN: A CONVERSATION ANALYSIS ON GENDER DOMINANCE

This paper presents the results of the turn-taking system over dinner conversations of the three (3) traditional nuclear families, the gender dominates on their conversations, and the emerging roles of the family members in modern times. Data were collected from the recorded dinner conversations, focus group discussions, and observations in quick immersion, using a conversation analysis and ethnographic approaches. Findings showed that the nuclear families' conversations are dynamic and varied. Any of the components, such as age, gender, and family hierarchy may influence their engagements in the conversations which could affect the conversation starter, turn-taking irregularities, frequency of turns, patterns, and sequences. The gender and the roles of the speakers can influence their turn-taking system. Both men and women tend to exert dominance in their topical discussions: men usually interrupt, while women frequently overlapped. As such, both Mother and Father are the dominant actors in the household as they manage the home and rear and educate the children. The parents' roles in managing resources and imparting values and beliefs to their children are shared by both the mother and father, meanwhile, the children help their parents in the chores; making it the former's share of labor in the family.