09-17-07 Assignment : Summury of the article "BEYOND RIVARY"

Elizabeth Stark, the author of "Beyond Rivalry" discusses the vicissitudes of relationship between siblings. The author points out younger adult siblings are apart from each other as they rather connect with their own societies, for older adult siblings, however, it is no longer important. The author describes that older adult siblings often contact each other triggered by their parental death or sickness because of physiological and physical reasons. The author, finally, claims that in spite of increasing their desire to turn back to each other, they rarely contact directly each other because they think siblings have equally needs for help and they are a safety net and still rivalry.