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- This is a revised and expanded version of a paper presented at the 76th meeting of the American Anthropological Association held November 29 ‐ December 2, 1977, in Houston, Texas. Fieldwork was conducted in Buffalo, New York. I am grateful to Ann McElroy and Debbie Canter for help given during field research. In addition, I would like to thank Carole E. Hill, Darrell A. Posey, Robert A. Rubinstein, and Robert L. Blakely for helpful comments and criticisms of earlier drafts of this paper. I would also like to thank Jean Reed for typing the numerous drafts of this paper.