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and presenting the significance and objectives of the present study, along
with its theoretical and methodological framework.
Chapter II presents a profile of the 'Field and the People',
describing the physical setting of Seripura, portraying the demographic
and the socio-cultural characteristics of its people. It also briefly
introduces the other villages from which evidence is taken into
consideration for purpose of comparison.
Chapter III describes the 'Land and Economc Diversification',
looking into its occupational diversification and commercialisation. It
gives a field-mapping and land distribution pattern across different
communities and among various crops including mulberry plantation
that forms the base for sericulture. Chapter IV 'Sericulture Process: A
Profile' portrays the rearing features of sericulture, traces the origin and
development of sericulture in Seripura, looks into the socio-economic
characteristics of the sericulture families and participants and analyses
the factors influencing the adoption and performance of sericulture.
Chapter V deals with the 'Labour Relations, Strategies and
Prospects' in the context of sericulture. It analyses the labour status and
demand in the village, looking into sericulture and other competing
crops. It also portrays the typology of rural labour, considering the
bases of such typology and identifYing the caste-class variations. It
further analyses the labour management and strategies and looks into the
labour prospects in sericulture.
Chapter VI attempts to deal with the 'Family Dynamics and
Gender Relations', in the context of sericulture, looking into the intra-
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