| Summary: | Present qualitative case study is proposed to identify the background of
�naughty� behavior of the dreadlock haired children and acknowledges the cause of
behavior change post-hair cut.
Four dreadlock haired children were took as respondent and 28 informants
consist of actor informant as parent, uncle, aunt, grandfather, grandmother and
acknowledge-informant as neighbor, teacher and chief of tradition in Dieng plateau.
Interview is the only way to collect data of the dreadlock hair since subjects do not
have any documentation relate it. Information relate to post-exorcism ritual was
collected by interview and observation. Triangulation method and member checking
was used for data verification.
Research result reveals that the �naughty� behavior of the dreadlock haired
children was caused by several factors interdependently which classified into internal
and external factors. Internal factor consist of age and physical condition of the
dreadlock haired children, whereas the external factor consist of parenting, collective
mind power, belief on the dreadlock haired children, perception relate to the
dreadlock haired children and demography. The children behavioral changes was
caused by two main factors that intertwine namely age and health status as internal
factor
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