I 14OWL INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS The KroeberAnthropologicalSocietyPapers publish articles in the general field of anthropology. In addition to articles of theoretical interest, the Papers will welcome descriptive studies putting factual information on record, as well as bibliographies and historical documents of anthropological interest. The Society welcomes student research papers of high quality. Manuscripts must be typewritten, double-spaced throughout, and submitted as the original plus one copy. All charts, tables and illustrations must be submitted as photo-ready black-on-white drawings or glossy prints. All figures must be numbered consecutively and captioned. Endnotes (footnotes are not employed) and bibliography should be placed on separate sheets. Prospective contributors should consult recent issues of the Papers, or the American Anthropologist, for manuscript style. Authors will receive without charge twenty reprints of their articles. When notified of the acceptance of their manuscripts, authors may order additional reprints at extra charge. Manuscripts should be sent to: Editor Kroeber Anthropological Society Department of Anthropology University of California Berkeley, Ca. 94720 The Papers are published semiannually. Subscription is by membership in the Kroeber Anthropological Society. Annual dues for student members are $10.00; for non-student members, $12.00; and for institutional members, $15.00. Send requests for membership to the Secretary of the Society at the above address. Copyright (?) 1981 by the Kroeber Anthropological Society. All rights reserved. Printed at the West Coast Print Center, Berkeley, Ca. 94703 r El' 0 0 0P 0 m' a 7 U. 0 0 5. in me MP a IA 0co n I; I IA The Kroeber Anthropological Society Papers Numbers 59 and 60 Spring and Fall 1979 Editorial Staf f Suzanne Bowler Sarah Freeman Faith Harrington Ros emary Terry Haynes Bruce Koplin Carolyn Nordstrom Zumwalt Officers of the Society Elizabeth Bacus Suzanne Bowler Carolyn Sarah Freeman Faith Harrington Nxordstrom Kroeber Anthropological Society Berkeley, California (1981) CONTENTS Culture as Metaphor: A New Look at Language and Culture in the Pleistocene Mary LeCron Foster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Theoretical Explanations of the Change from Matriarchy to Patriarchy Anne Merrill .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 La Societe: The Ethnological Society of Paris, 1839 Lydie Brissonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 People's Temple: A Revitalization Movement in Despair David Arenson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 The Effects of the Suicide Prevention Center of Alameda County's Telephone Service on Client and Counselor Role Performance Suzanne Bowler ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 So you think you want to do Fieldwork: The Changing Face of Anthropological Research Sandra J. Wood and Terry L. Haynes .68 Alligators in the Swamp: Field Problems and Training Issues in Contemporary Anthropology Terry L. Haynes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Hard Contract: Issues and Problems in Contract Social Anthropological Research Atwood D. Gaines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Research Problems in the Medical Setting: Science Verses Politics Carole E. Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Fieldwork in Medical Anthropology: The Clinical Setting Nora K. Croughan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Urban Field Research in the United States: the Long Journey from the Exotic to the Mundane Joan Ablon .108 Creative Thinking in Archaeological Fieldwork Kathleen Henry. Fieldwork or Ethnography: A Case Study in Qualitative Research Mary Anne Pitman . . . . . . . . . . . Crisis in Training and Employment: Reflections on a Fieldwork Experience David E. Vandevert. The Schooling Rituals of Anthropologists John Singleton . . . . . . . . . . . . Anthropology for Whose Public Interest? Sandra J. Wood . . . . . . . . . . 121 126 133 138 145