Thesis (BA Communication Arts) -- University of the Philippines Mindanao, May 2016

This study explored on ways by which parents and teenage children talk about sex in the home. The reason to the possible stoppage of the conversations are also talked about in the study. Using the Revise Family Communication Patterns theory and instrument of Fitzpatrick and Koerner (2002), the researcher also looked at the significant influence of the type of family the particular family employs in their conversations on the topic. The demographical data: social class, educational attainment and religion along with the respondents? prior knowledge on sex education was also explored on and their influence to the ways sex is communicated in the home. The researcher used a mix of quantitative and qualitative methods. Quantitative method was used for the adaptation of the Revised Family Communication Patterns instrument where the conversation and conformity orientation process were gathered. The qualitative methods are the focus group discussions and key informant interviews that were vital to the gathering of data on the ways sex is communicated in the home. The results of the study suggests that the dominant type of family at Purok 2-A, Matina Pangi, Davao City are consensual families: high in conversation and conformity orientations. This type of family are pressured to preserve the hierarchy that is existing in the family but at the same time want to explore new ideas through open communication. Also, the researcher found out that religion and social class play a significant influence in their conversation on sex. Albeit families in the purok acknowledge the need to talk about sex in the home, they are hesitant to do so because they think that this promotes promiscuity. Overall, the study was able to answer the proposed research questions. The researcher recommends that sex education must begin in the home and if hopes that this be removed from the social construct of being a taboo topic.