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Dimensions of Child Care Practice: the Case of the Deoris of Assam

Arifur Zaman, Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, Assam 786004, India. , Arifur Zaman , Nabanita Dey

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Indian Journal of Research in Anthropology 3(2):p 57-65, Jul-Dec 2017. | DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijra.2454.9118.3217.1

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Child care is one of the most significant social events that have been in human society since time immemorial. It is the process by which a child gets extreme protection in to the culture of human being. The process starts at the family itself and it is through the mother and other family members that the child gets the protection accordance with the customs and norms of the society. In the tender years the child need extreme care and affection and gradually when it grows up certain measures has to be adopted by the fellow members to make the child adjust with the social environment. Feeding practices, weaning, toilet training, bathing practices, sleeping, etc., are some of the criteria which are of utmost importance in upbringing of the child. In this present endeavour an attempt has been made to delineate about the early measures in relation with child care and upbringing among the Deoris of two homogenous villages of Upper Assam. The empirical data for the present study has been collected at regular interval during the month of January to April, 2017.

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Child Care; Deori; Breast Feeding; Weaning; Lullaby.

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