Bhat‐dhara—catching rice: A folk milestone in the development of Bangladeshi children: An investigation of parental beliefs and decision making in introducing young children to family meals
| Autor: | Zeitlin Mf, Nasar U. Ahmed |
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| Rok vydání: | 1994 |
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Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty Ecology media_common.quotation_subject Medicine (miscellaneous) General Medicine medicine.disease Focus group Developmental psychology Scarcity Malnutrition Ethnography Milestone (project management) medicine Gender bias Ideology Psychology Infant feeding Food Science media_common |
| Zdroj: | Ecology of Food and Nutrition. 32:227-238 |
| ISSN: | 1543-5237 0367-0244 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/03670244.1994.9991403 |
| Popis: | This ethnographic study explores bhat‐dhara ("catching rice"), a cultural milestone in Bangladesh, indicating the child's readiness for family meals. Following focus group discussions on bhat‐dhara concepts, a household rice allocation rule and child heights were obtained from 30 participating families with children aged 2–9 years. Criteria for bhat‐dhara include: eruption of two‐year‐old molars; ability to walk; carry 1–2 kg weight; name and reach for foods, and self‐feed; and a linear appearance. Girls reach bhat‐dhara earlier than boys. A two way causal relationship is suggested between malnutrition and late bhat‐dhara. The bhat‐dhara adaptation may contribute to the following survival mechanisms: protection of infants from cholera through prolonged reliance on breast milk; provision of staple foods for girls to survive toddlerhood despite an ideology that trains them for scarcity; and sanctioning practices that withhold food from weak and unaffordable infants who fail to reach bhat‐dhara. |
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