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property divisions. In some contexts, such a rivalry results in sibling
envy, and thus indirectly influencing the siblings to adopt sericulture in
case their rival sibling has done it already and reaping its benefits. It is
the same process which operates when a disinterested sibling in parental
family adopts sericulture, once he establishes his own nuclear family.
There are a good many cases of such instances. The sibling rivalry tends
to be eased out at the level of descending generations, unless it is deeprooted.
In such cases, sericulttire adoption becomes a mutually
beneficial and a collaborative venture between such families. This is
evident from the cases of Ilaiarasan and Ramkannu as well as of Rajesh
and Krishnan of E N Pura.
The kin interaction among affinal families, however, is mostly
positive and concrete. Even here, the flow of interaction among the
affinal relations is more of giving to the sister's side and receiving from
the wife's side. However, the same may not be true, if the interaction is
between those of the subsequent generation. Among such households, it
is seen that there is a free exchange of equipments, labour and even
there is a free usage of rearing places. The interaction is also extended to
the choice of the race and the procurement of the layings as well as in
the choice of markets and selling of cocoons. There has also been a
greater motivational pressure and later, an infrastructure adjusnnent in
facilitating one another to adopt sericulture. This is well demonstrated
by the cases of Sundara Rajan and Pushpavalli in Seripura.
Sundara Rajan is the brother of Pushpavalli. Sundara Rajan bas been doing
scnculture since 1975. I-lis sister bas become familiar Wlth sericulture and bas been
involved in the work along with her brother. When she was married, her family was
brought to the village and settled there Itself with a piece of land. She continued.to
involve In the sericulture activities at her parental house Due to some family
problems, her husband deserted her and went away .. As a woman with two girls
attending school, she could only look for a venture like sencu1ture to come to her
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